Hirtzberger Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Kirchweg 2021

- 94-96 Punkte FALSTAFF, Peter Moser: „Helles Grüngelb, Silberreflexe. Zarte Kräuterwürze, feine Noten von gelbem Kernobst, zart tabakig, noch etwas zurückhaltend, ein Hauch von Orangenzesten. Saftig, elegant, frische Mango, gut integrierte Säure, mineralisch, seidiger, ausgeglichener Stil, bleibt gut haften, bereits gut entwickelt, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter.“

- 95 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: „Very ripe and spicy, but with lovely freshness, this is a very serious 2021 gruner veltliner! Ripe and succulent, with an impressive tannin structure behind all the richness. Plenty of stony and warm-earth minerality at the long, beautifully proportioned finish. Drink or hold.“

- 93 Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, Stephan Reinhardt: „Franz Hirtzberger's 2021 Ried Kirchweg Wösendorfer Grüner Veltliner Smaragd opens with clear, bright, elegant and finely spiced, dense and very ripe, concentrated fruit. Dense, elegant and with fine tannic structure on the palate, this is a juicy, enormously rich and substantial Veltliner, with a firm structure but little animation at present, though with an almost stunning finish. Tasted at Schloss Dürnstein, Wachau, in September 2022.“

- JANCIS ROBINSON: „Smoky with refined spice and roasted nuttiness. Silky spice and supple texture, lacking some depth. Grapefruit peel. Balanced and long, yet still quite closed.“