Prager Zwerithaler Kammergut Grüner Veltliner

Grüner Veltliner Ried Zwerithaler Kammergut Smaragd bottle image

Wine Description

Franz Prager, co-founder of the Vinea Wachau, had already earned a reputation for his wines when Toni Bodenstein married into the family. Bodenstein’s passion for biodiversity and old terraces, coupled with brilliant winemaking, places Prager in the highest echelon of Austrian producers.

Smaragd is a designation of ripeness for dry wines used exclusively by members of the Vinea Wachau. The wines must have minimum alcohol of 12.5%. The grapes are hand-harvested, typically in October and November, and are sent directly to press where they spontaneously ferment in stainless-steel tanks.

Zwerithaler is a sub-site of Buschenberg and sits to the east of Weißenkirchen. The name Zwerithaler, meaning "nestled between the valleys," is a near monopole of Weingut Prager. It has a complex soil of paragneiss with alternating layers of dark and calcareous rock.  Zwerithaler Kammergut is a 0.34-hectare parcel planted before WWI. The wine from these ungrafted, 100-year-old vines was bottled separately by Prager for the first time in 2015.

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Acclaim
“Enormously spicy, rich and multilayered, this is a powerful and highly structured grüner veltliner with great drive at the bold, long finish. From vines planted before the First World War.”
— James Suckling, Oct 2018
“A big white, with a round feel, showing impressive complexity and balance overall. Features a rich, minerally texture, with ripe and expressive nectarine and dandelion tea aromas and flavors that never overpower the spine of acidity, which lends firmness and precision.”
— Wine Spectator, Apr 2019
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Ried Zwerithaler Kammergut
Soil composition
Paragneiss, calcareous and stony
Elevation:
679-915 feet
Exposure:
Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1914
Harvest time:
November
First vintage of this wine:
2015
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Grüner Veltliner
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
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Analytical Data
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