Sjælden, men utrolig flot Auslese fra Weingut Prager.
Det hører absolut til sjældenhederne med andet end tørre vine fra Weingut Prager, der rangerer helt i top over de bedste vinhuse i Wachau. Men når årgangen tillader det, laver Toni Bodenstein også en mindre mængde restsøde vine.
Her en formidabel Auslese, høstet fra forskellige parceller på Achleiten-marken. Vinen er åbner med diskret honningsødme i duften, suppleret af hvide blomster. I smagen tilføres der noter af appelsinskal og kandiseret citron med et strejf af ingefær.
En krystalklar syre spiller elegant og perfekt sammen med den flot beherskede sødme, og efterlader et indtryk af svævende lethed, friskhed og velsmag.
Weingut Prager er blandt de absolut bedste østrigske vinproducenter, og viser med denne mesterlige Beerenauslese, at det ikke kun er de tørre vine, som huset laver til noget nær perfektion.
Falstaff - 98
James Suckling - 96
The 2021 Riesling Ried Achleiten Auslese, made with around 20% botrytized fruit, immediately shows dried fruit, honeyed overtones, dried white currant and a touch of small, dried fig. The palate has sweetness and exquisite lemon-scented coulis of apricot. It is very pure, absolutely delicious and not too sweet at all. The 2021 is serene, bright, so fresh and utterly delicious with great length. This has absolute citric length and vivid purity. (Off-dry)
Vinous - 95
The 2021 Riesling Ried Achleiten Auslese, made with around 20% botrytized fruit, immediately shows dried fruit, honeyed overtones, dried white currant and a touch of small, dried fig. The palate has sweetness and exquisite lemon-scented coulis of apricot. It is very pure, absolutely delicious and not too sweet at all. The 2021 is serene, bright, so fresh and utterly delicious with great length. This has absolute citric length and vivid purity. (Off-dry)
Wine Spectator - 92
A green shock of grass and chive oil infuses the core of ripe melon, apricot and apple in this drinkable savory-sweet wine. A great example of a complex auslese, with sweetness set against a white grapefruit pith note and bitter-edged mineral accents. Oily and rich on the palate, with a honeyed component and bitter grapefruit pithiness bringing added definition. Drink now through 2040.
| Årgang | 2021 |
| Vintype | Hvidvin |
| Land | Østrig |
| Område | Wachau |
| Kommune | Unterloiben |
| Producent | Weingut Prager |
| Alkoholprocent | 11.5% |
| Indhold | 0.5cl |
| Druer | Riesling |
| Produktionsmetode | Konventionel |
| Faktablad | Hent faktablad |
| Varenr. | 63407 |