Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Ried Kreuzberg' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Size:750ml Alexandre’s friend Sandrine Caloz likes

Alexandre’s friend Sandrine Caloz likes to quip that the Valais is “the real Northern Rhône” (the river’s source lies nearby)

letting the wine rest for 6 years in 15HL and 10HL barrels before being racked into stainless steel for further aging

waiting for the Cabernet to ripen before picking

its nearly invisible four grams per liter of residual sugar amplifying the palate’s intensity and elongating the finish

Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Ried Kreuzberg' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Size:750ml Alexandre’s friend Sandrine Caloz likesThe north facing, partly terraced Kreuzberg vineyard perches above Rossatz at a maximum slope of 59%, covering 27. 05 hectares of paragneiss littered with amphibolite. Kreuzberg produces a profoundly stony and austere version of Grner Veltliner, and Fischer employs used barrels between 500 and 1500 liters for 50% of the blend in order to mitigate the sites tendency toward severity. Carrying a wisp of residual sugar, this masterful wine is nearly