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Franz Hirtzberger, Gruner Veltliner Honivogl Smaragd, 2024

White Wine from Wachau, Austria
by Franz Hirtzberger
$172.99
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Honivogl is one of Austria's most legendary single-vineyard Grüners — a steep, due-south, mineral-laced site at the base of Singerriedel along the Danube, planted to vines whose roots dig into pure Wachau rock. Franz Hirtzberger's Honivogl Smaragd consistently ranks among the top wines of Austria, and the Smaragd designation — the Wachau's ripest, most ageworthy tier — gives it the structure to deliver on that reputation. Expect everything that makes great Wachau Grüner immortal: lime and ripe peach, the lentil-and-white-pepper savor of the variety, a creamy richness held in line by ore-like minerality, and a smoky, black-tea finish. A wine to open now with serious food, or to lay down for a decade.

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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"The 2024 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Honivogl, a brand name rather than a site, is made from fruit picked along each side of the border between Axpoint and Singerriedl on eroded debris. Supple pear and yeast are gentle and tender on the nose. For now, this is more open than its siblings. Here, vivid white pepper is wrapped in subtle creaminess and ripe, smooth green-yellow pear flesh. The wine shows great direction and contour, with beautiful delineation of flavors that shimmer with white pepper. Supreme balance and harmony pervade, with an extra accent of freshness." —Anne Krebiehl, MW

More about Franz Hirtzberger

Franz Hirtzberger and F.X. Pichler are the two greatest producers of the Wachau and arguably of dry white wines in Austria. Located in the tiny village of Spitz, surrounded by mountains and the Danube, Hirtzberger makes Riesling that tastes like pure minerality and precision. His terraced vineyard names—Hochrain, Singerriedel, Steinporz—are synonymous with the greatest wines of the region.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Gruner Veltliner

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Earthy , Minerally , Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Built for serious food: roast chicken, veal, lobster, pork loin with green peppercorn, white asparagus with hollandaise, or aged hard cheeses. A wine to put on the table for a long meal.

Tasting Profile

Lime, ripe peach, apple, with the lentil-and-white-pepper savor that defines great Grüner. Creamy, juicy, and richly textured with smoky black tea and an ore-like mineral spine. Long, layered, ageworthy.

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