Prager Wachstum Bodenstein Riesling

Riesling Wachstum Bodenstein Smaragd bottle image

Wine Description

Smaragd is the Wachau designation for dry late harvest wines, above 12.5% alcohol through natural fermentation.  The best smaragd wines can age well for decades.  Wachtum Bodenstein "the Bodenstein cru" is an experimental vineyard planted with 15 clones of Riesling.

Prager Vineyards
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Acclaim
“Last-harvested and even then at only 13% potential alcohol and with the highest acidity of any Prager wine this vintage, the 2010 Riesling Smaragd Wachstum Toni Bodenstein displays a nervous dynamic of juicy lime, grapefruit and peach with citrus rind bite, fruit pit piquancy, and bitter-tart notes of gooseberry. Nut oils and wet stone help ground a buoyant, firmly-textured palate and fill-out a refreshingly lingering finish. This nose-bleed site daringly planted in 1990 has never failed to fully ripen, but in 2010 one can at least perceive its location as a challenge rather than – as has often been the case – a blessing. I suspect this will be worth following for the better part of a decade.”
— Wine Advocate, Oct 2011
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
The Wachtum Bodenstein vineyard
Vineyard size
2 acres
Soil composition
Gneiss, Mica Schist, and Silty-Loam
Elevation:
1,380-1,520 feet
Vines/acre:
2,720
Yield/acre:
1.6 tons
Exposure:
Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1990
Harvest time:
November
First vintage of this wine:
1997
Bottles produced of this wine:
3,400
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Riesling
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
39 days
Fermentation temperature:
64 °F
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling:
7 months
Length of bottle aging:
2 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
7.8 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
31.5 g/L
Residual sugar:
4.7 g/L