FX Pichler Loibner Berg Riesling Smaragd 2002

Straw yellow.

White grape jelly, lemon/lime, with a suggestion of sweetness on the nose.

Deep and plush in the mouth, with ripe pear, lemon/lime citricity, and a mineral/stone chewiness that keeps (seemingly moderate) residual sugar in check. Very long, incessantly chewy finish.

Day 2 - As good as this is, there's a thrill factor missing here. Maybe I'm just used to FX Gruner Veltliner.

Day 5 - End of the bottle. Funny, thought this was toast, but poured some anyway. Still consistent with Day 1, but rules the whole mouth with citrus zest, poached and ripe pear, mineral chew and RS combining in a (great) crazy finish. So much for a lack of "thrill".


$60