Mathias Hirtzberger Riesling Bach Smaragd 2023 SPRHONE and wonderfully food-friendly

and wonderfully food-friendly

high enough to hold onto freshness in a hot region

or fresh goat cheese

The aromatics on this wine also smell like harvest – that complex mix of earthy

The 1996 vintage is now thirty years old and squarely in mature territory

Mathias Hirtzberger Riesling Bach Smaragd 2023 SPRHONE and wonderfully food-friendlyFrom the steep terraces of the Wachau, this Riesling captures the mineral intensity of slate and flint with ripe stone fruit precision. The 2023 vintage shows apricot and peach character that's both approachable and structured, with harmonious acidity that gives the wine real elegance. Riesling that rewards discoverybright, mineral laced, and built for food.