Alzinger 'Loibenberg' Smaragd Riesling

1. Joel B. Payne | Vinous

   30 jul. 2021

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   Joel B. Payne | Vinous

   Bouquet of white peach and ripe cantaloupe is complicated by orange zest and oyster shell. Rich, intense and gently sweet, with a supple flavor of ripe grapefruit, the 2013 Loibenberg is a powerful expression of Riesling, with an understated acidity that keeps it just fresh enough to remain appealing. Finishes subtly salty and long. These vines grow on the upper eastern side of the Loibenberg in a very protected site, but, as Alzinger says, �this wine is not typical of the vineyard.�

2. The New York Times

   30 jul. 2021

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   The New York Times

   The New York Times: 2nd place for Loibenberg Riesling Smaragd 2013:
   Great power and intensity yet beautifully balanced, with long, penetrating flavors of stony minerals and lime.

3. Parker

   30 jul. 2021

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   Parker

   Rich, ripe, fruit-driven and concentrated on the nose is the pineapple-flavored 2013 Riesling Smaragd Loibenberg. On the palate this is a rich, dense and powerful wine with a juicy finish. More sensual then the Steinertal and surely possessing further potential.
   
   Leo Alzinger is one of the leading estates in the Wachau. The wines are highly rated in Austrian/German wine reviews and David Schildknecht scored the 2012 Riesling Smaragd Steinertal 96 points in issue 212 (and also 96 points for the 2007 vintage in issue 181) and the 2012, as well as the 2007 Riesling Loibenberg Smaragd, 95 points. The clear, cool and minerally-piquant Steinertal Riesling is also my favorite from the 2013s, however, Alzinger's wines did not fascinate me as much as my forerunner and as many other Smaragd wines I tasted in February at the Dom�ne Wachau in D�rnstein. There is not much to criticize here: the wines are extremely well made, clear, profound, dense, piquant and expressive. But there is something that stops them from really hitting hit my heart. It's not that I dislike them, but I'm not in love with them. If I had to name a certain feature that makes an Alzinger Smaragd an Alzinger Smaragd I don't know what to say, except the very well-made style, and a clear expression of terroir. Possibly, I wish there was a little more of Leo Alzinger's intuition and less perfection?

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