Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Reid Mugler' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Willamette Valley 6-hectare grand cru

6-hectare grand cru

yielding anywhere from 25 hectoliters per hectare to 40 hl/ha

Sandalwood accents linger on the finish

located in the commune of Premeaux-Prissey and Nuits-Saint-Georges

and its 26-day maceration (relatively brief compared to certain vintages) manifests as seamless concentration rather than intense structure

Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Reid Mugler' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Willamette Valley 6-hectare grand cruThe Fischer family has produced wine on the Danube's southern banks for centuries, from holdings in and around their home village of Rossatz, in the eastern stretches of the Wachau. The winery itself traces its roots to 1898, and today fifth generation Josef Fischer (or "Joe," to distinguish him from his father also named Josef) works 11 hectares of Gruner Veltliner and Riesling from several of Rossatz's top sites. Only a small percentage of Wachau