Emmerich Knoll Ried Loibenberg Riesling Smaragd 2020

The 2019 Ried Loibenberg Loibner Riesling Smaragd is deep, intense and ripe on the nose but also pure and fresh, with notes of crushed stones and tropical yellow stone fruits. Dense and intense on the substantial palate, this is a full-bodied, concentrated and sustainably structured Loibenberg with great intensity, grip and mineral tension. The finish is very long, intense and quite powerful and still dominated by its ripe fruit. However, the 2019 Loibenberg Riesling will be a giant in about 10 years. Tasted at the domaine in June 2021.

Flint and fresh Amalfi lemon combine into an intriguing but appetizing nose. It is the Amalfi lemon that sets the zesty tone on the concentrated, mouth-watering palate, a kind of stony lemon elixir with all its bundled power, drive and concentration. A grapefruit peel note on the finish adds a glint of spice. Drink 2025–2045.

A dense, layered white with apple, pear, flint and gunpowder aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, dry and flavorful. Bitter lemon, too. Very intense and flavorful. Drinkable now, but better in a year or so when it opens up.