Franz Hirtzberger, Gruner Veltliner Honivogl Smaragd, 2024
Honivogl is one of Austria's most legendary single-vineyard Grüners — a steep, due-south, mineral-laced site at the base of Singerriedel along the Danube, planted to vines whose roots dig into pure Wachau rock. Franz Hirtzberger's Honivogl Smaragd consistently ranks among the top wines of Austria, and the Smaragd designation — the Wachau's ripest, most ageworthy tier — gives it the structure to deliver on that reputation. Expect everything that makes great Wachau Grüner immortal: lime and ripe peach, the lentil-and-white-pepper savor of the variety, a creamy richness held in line by ore-like minerality, and a smoky, black-tea finish. A wine to open now with serious food, or to lay down for a decade.
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Honivogl is one of Austria's most legendary single-vineyard Grüners — a steep, due-south, mineral-laced site at the base of Singerriedel along the Danube, planted to vines whose roots dig into pure Wachau rock. Franz Hirtzberger's Honivogl Smaragd consistently ranks among the top wines of Austria, and the Smaragd designation — the Wachau's ripest, most ageworthy tier — gives it the structure to deliver on that reputation. Expect everything that makes great Wachau Grüner immortal: lime and ripe peach, the lentil-and-white-pepper savor of the variety, a creamy richness held in line by ore-like minerality, and a smoky, black-tea finish. A wine to open now with serious food, or to lay down for a decade.
