Grüner Veltliner "Ried Kellerberg" F.X. Pichler 2021 (750 ml)

98 bod. - James Suckling

Smješteni u najprestižnijem vinskom regionu Austrije – Wachau – F.X. Pichler su jedan od najuglednijih svjetskih proizvođača Rieslinga i Grüner Veltlinera. Njihova vina su zaista monumentalna suva bijela vina. Franz Xaver (čuveni F.X.) naslijedio je imanje 1971. godine i imao je ključnu ulogu u usponu kako porodične vinarije, tako i čitavog regiona Wachau. Danas vino proizvodi njegov sin Lukas, predstavnik pete generacije, dok je F.X. i dalje aktivno prisutan u vinogradima.

Kellerberg je međunarodno priznata vinogradarska lokacija par excellence. Ovaj vinograd karakterišu strmi nagibi i terase na ogoljenoj stjenovitoj podlozi. Okrenut je ka jugu i jugoistoku i predstavlja izlaz iz bočne doline sa izuzetnom mikroklimom. Rizling sa ove lokacije odiše egzotičnim aromama manga, marakuje, ananasa i zrele žute breskve. Izraziti mineralni karakter potiče iz istrošenog i ogoljenog zemljišta.

98 Points - James Suckling

Based in Austria’s most prestigious region, the Wachau, F.X. Pichler are one of the world’s foremost producers of Riesling and Grüner Veltliner. They are truly monumental dry white wines. Franz Xaver (the eponymous F.X.) inherited the estate in 1971, and was instrumental in the rise to prominence of both his family’s winery and the Wachau. His son Lucas (the fifth generation) now makes the wine, but F.X. is still an active presence in the vineyards.

The Kellerberg is an internationally critically acclaimed vineyard site par excellence. This vineyard has steep inclines and barren bedrock terraces. It faces due south to south-east and forms an outlet of a tributary valley with an exceptional microclimate.  The Riesling made from this site exude exotic aromas, with mango, passion fruit, pineapple and ripe yellow peach. The striking mineral characters derive from the battered and barren weathered soils.