2018 Wachau Ried Steinporz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken, Lower Austria/Niederösterreich, Austria

Somewhat developed, warm, dried herbal aroma with yellow fruity aromas, some yellow spice, fennel seeds, sunflower seeds as well as delicate anise and smoke. Ripe, warm, melting fruit, nutty aromas, fennel seeds and sunflower seeds, very delicate chocolatey tones, moderate acidity, smoky nuances on the palate, root vegetables and hints of tobacco in the background, certain minerality, good persistence, juniper-ethereal nuances, noticeable but integrated alcohol, very good, quite dense, melting and warm finish with anise spice.

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