Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Privat' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Northern Rhone with 40% Carignan and 20%

with 40% Carignan and 20% Syrah as well

eager younger brother to the more inward and contemplative Vitovska

This beckons for savory cuisine to accompany it

From older vines picked last during harvest

letting the wine rest for 6 years in 15HL and 10HL barrels before being racked into stainless steel for further aging

Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Privat' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Northern Rhone with 40% Carignan and 20%Fischers sumptuous Privat blends the very best fruit from his various sites, picked at Smaragd level ripeness and aged a full year in used 500 liter barrels. Even in a wine such as this, which offers borderline lavish fruits and mouth filling richness, the freshness of these southern Danube sites shines through, and Joes inherent understanding of balance fosters a wine of elegance and detail which blossoms with bottle age.