Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Privat' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Northern Rhone harvested in late September

harvested in late September

While Château d’Yquem was sold to LVMH in the late 1990s

The Goumards feel that this parcel produces a wine of more refinement than one typically finds in the Languedoc – a shade less rustic than “Terre de Jonquières

letting the wine rest for 6 years in 15HL and 10HL barrels before being racked into stainless steel for further aging

From older vines picked last during harvest

Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Privat' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Northern Rhone harvested in late SeptemberFischers sumptuous Privat blends the very best fruit from his various sites, picked at Smaragd level ripeness and aged a full year in used 500 liter barrels. Even in a wine such as this, which offers borderline lavish fruits and mouth filling richness, the freshness of these southern Danube sites shines through, and Joes inherent understanding of balance fosters a wine of elegance and detail which blossoms with bottle age.