Riesling Smaragd Achleiten, Prager - 2022

Name: Riesling Smaragd Achleiten, Prager
Brand: Prager
SKU: 47489
Price: 89.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 47489 750mL

The Riesling from Achleiten is up to 60 years old, and in these hands produce some of Austria's finest wines. The majority of the estate's vines are Riesling in fact, and most of the plantings here are genetically different from one another. Pair this medium-bodied, mineral dry white with spinach dumplings with cheese and butter.

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

Austria

Region

Wachau

Producer

Prager

Grape Variety

Riesling

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