Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
93
/100
Reviews
5
professional
Vintages
1
2016
Other
93/100
Riesling,
Grüner Veltliner
NV
Community Reviews
55
Reviews
93.0
Avg Score
95
Highest
Taster #2433
· Oct 2, 2020
92/100
I score a case of this every other year religiously...but I often age it too long. Austria is a tightwad for exporting, of course. Wachau is one of the spectacular winemaking regions of the world, especially the Smaragd! (pronounced Sma-rocked) Can you believe this region is named after a lizard!? Nose: imagine peering into a stream & you pick up a mossy rock & give it a big sniff...it has that minerality - with pepper & pineapple. This 'green wine …
2016 vintage
Taster #2726
· Apr 17, 2020
94/100
I love this stuff ... if I go down to my cellar I often decide for a bottle of bergdistel .. for me it’s a typical fresh GV Smaragd for a very reasonable price ..
2016 vintage
Taster #7568
· Jul 20, 2019
95/100
Wonderful nose of stone fruit, minerals lemon. Racy nose and palate like a Riesling GG. Very good aromatic complexity and long finish. A wonderful white wine, I think you will have to spent USD125+ on a white Burg to get this level of complexity.
2016 vintage
Taster #0880
· May 1, 2018
92/100
Explosive palate of fresh floral notes, minerality and high acidity. Keeps you coming back for more with the acid and stone fruit undertones. Delicious.
2016 vintage
Taster #2110
· Apr 1, 2018
92/100
Stunning nose of apples & citrus, steely dry style, delicious Riesling!
2016 vintage