Weingut Prager Steinriegl Riesling Federspiel 2023

$39.99 on 6+ (code 6saves2) 94 pts VinousFrom: 2023 Wachau and Lower Austria: Mercurial Weather Gods Smiled in the End (Jul 2024) The 2023 Riesling Steinriegl was one of the sites affected by hail, so no Smaragd could be made since there was insufficient yield. The soil is of silicate marble, with high active lime content, a rarity within the Wachau. The finest flinty reduction blends seductively with the brightest citrus, think lime and lemon. The palate is superfine, super-stony, graceful and utterly fine-boned. Smaragd or not, this is a stony, elegant, citric marvel of uncompromising clarity. It is beautiful and has a fine, even slightly astringent finish. Pure class. (Dry) - By Anne Krebiehl MW on May 2024The Vineyard: Steinriegl is planted to Riesling and is Prager’s only vineyard west of Weissenkirchen. The exceptionally steep, southwest-facing site has a cool mesoclimate due to its proximity to the forest, and its soil is a unique “kalksilikatmarmor,” a limestone silicate marbl