2023 | Weingut Franz Hirtzberger Chardonnay Smaragd | Wachau | Austria Ruwer 500-liter ones) for some 30

500-liter ones) for some 30 months

earthy black-plum and blackberry aromas are backed by hints of prune and chocolate

Pretty full-bodied on the palate

Elegant nose of fruit and spices (black pepper)

this exuberant

2023 | Weingut Franz Hirtzberger Chardonnay Smaragd | Wachau | Austria Ruwer 500-liter ones) for some 30From one of the two pillars of the Wachau a rare dry Chardonnay from Austria's greatest white wine valley. Weingut Franz Hirtzberger, based in Spitz, is with F. X. Pichler one of the two towering estates of the Wachau. Best known for profound Riesling and Grner Veltliner, Hirtzberger also crafts a small amount of dry Chardonnay in the region's top "Smaragd" ripeness category concentrated, mineral, and built on the Wachau's weathered rock terraces. A