Franz Hirtzberger, Riesling Hochrain Smaragd, 2024 still macabeo His approach is measured: about

His approach is measured: about thirty percent whole-cluster on most cuvées

Roserock Chardonnay has made the Wine Spectator Top 100 list twice

nestled in a natural amphitheater between two Grand Cru slopes

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Franz Hirtzberger, Riesling Hochrain Smaragd, 2024 still macabeo His approach is measured: aboutAnother of Hirtzberger's celebrated Spitz crus, this one with a slightly different signature Hochrain sits on weathered crystalline rock with a thin overlay of sandy loam, which gives the Smaragd a touch more flesh than its purely gneiss bound siblings. Still unmistakably Wachau: cool, mineral, vertical, built for the long haul. 2024 brought clarity and tension to the vineyard, and the result is a Riesling that opens with white peach and apricot