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Alzinger, Ried Steinertal Smaragd Wachau Riesling, 2025

White Wine from Wachau, Austria
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Steinertal is the cooler, tucked-away neighbour of the famous Loibenberg, and Alzinger takes its Riesling from the very highest, poorest parcels of the site. Cool air flows straight down from the Waldviertel plateau to the north and tempers the evening warmth this slightly southwest-facing slope picks up. Underneath is lime-free Gföhl gneiss with a thin, sandy topsoil, so the roots have to work their way down through cracks in the rock. The Alzingers describe the result as elegant, austere and linear, a Riesling that changes slowly over years. That's why we love it: this is Smaragd for people who care more about cut than heft. Leo Alzinger Sr. built the house style on precision and clarity when he started bottling his own wine with the 1983 vintage. Katharina and Leo Jr. now run the estate, and Leo Sr. still shows up almost every day to work in the vineyards and on the stone walls. A 2025 from a site like this is very young, so buy it now and give it time.

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Antonio Galloni

100 points

"The 2025 Riesling Steinertal Smaragd is Alzinger's flagship, set higher up on the poorest soils. The nose of this barrel sample does not reveal that much. The palate, however, shows the absolute majesty of the site, its uncompromising minerality, citrus character and vivid precision and exactitude, all channeled, no, chiseled, into a linear form with such drive, purity and energy. For a moment, you might mistake yourself for being on the Nahe rather than the Danube. This thrills, but takes some time to unfold and remains for adults only." —Anne Krebiehl MW

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More about Alzinger

Leo Alzinger Sr. established this Wachau icon in 1983 and has since defined what great Austrian Riesling can be. With holdings in two of the Danube's greatest sites—Loibenberg and Steinertal—he and his son Leo Jr. craft wines of crystalline purity and restraint. Fermented at low temperature in acacia casks and aged on fine lees, their single-vineyard Grüner Veltliners and Rieslings are wildly delicious with serious structure. These are wines that prove minimalism in the cellar is actually maximalism on the palate.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Riesling

  • Vintage

    2025

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

Variety: Riesling

Region: Wachau

Vineyard: Ried Steinertal

Soil Type: Gneiss, mica schist, primary rock, loam

Fermentation & Élevage: Spontaneously fermented in stainless steel then élevage in Acacia

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Pan-roasted trout or Arctic char with lemon-caper brown butter; raw oysters or scallop crudo with citrus; Wiener schnitzel with potato-cucumber salad; Vietnamese crab and green papaya salad.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic dry Wachau Riesling profile in its more austere, linear form: lemon, lime and white peach with a salty, stony edge from the gneiss. Smaragd brings a deep, concentrated body, but bright acidity keeps it taut, finishing long and dry. Think a dry Alsace Riesling with more cut, and expect it to unfold slowly with age.

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