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NOTES
The Knoll estate is located in the town of Unterloiben in the Wachau wine-growing region in Lower Austria. It has been run by an Emmerich Knoll for several generations. Today, an Emmerich senior and an Emmerich junior are in charge. The Loibnerhof restaurant next door is run by cousin Josef Knoll. This estate has consistently been one of the top producers over a period of decades. The vineyard are totals 13,5 hectares, with holdings in top Wachau sites such as the Kellerberg, Kreutles, Loibenberg and Schütt, as well as in the Pfaffenberg site in the neighbouring wine-growing region Kremstal. Naturally, wines from the Pfaffenberg site may not be labelled with the Wachau quality classifications (Federspiel, Steinfeder, Smaragd).
45% each of the vineyard area is planted with the key vatieties Grüner Veltliner and Riesling, the remainder with Chardonnay, Gelber Muskateller, Rivaner (Müller-Thurgau), Gelber Traminer and the only red variety, Pinot Noir. For decades now, the bottle label has shown the patron saint of winemakers, St. Urban. Here, as well as in the vinification processes, there is a positive attitude to tradition and reliability. A wide range of around 30 wines is produced, with nine Riesling and Veltliner wines each.
TASTING NOTES
Sweet, sticky, delicious wine with juicy apple, lime and honey fruit on the nose and palate. Perfectly balanced crisp acidity and slatey minerality add an element of seriousness to the finish, but the purity of the fruit is the hedonistic hero here.
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