Five years aging in large wooden barrels. Purist, full of character, complex and dense, very impressive! The Ried Achleiten stands for wines with great independence. The wine presents itself expressively on the nose with pronounced floral notes, vineyard peach, fresh kitchen herbs and fine spice notes, white pepper, dark and smoky minerality. The body is juicy and concentrated; enormous extract dense and fine exotic in beautiful balance with the fresh acidity; long mineral-spicy finish. The wine goes well with classics of Austrian cuisine such as boiled beef with apple horseradish and chive sauce or a veal shank. Grüner Veltliner Smaragd harmonises particularly well with intensely flavored Asian cuisine, try the Thai Som Tam (spicy papaya salad). Charming when young, reaching its first peak after 3-5 years, the Grüner Veltliner from the Achleiten can also mature for 15 years and longer.