Riesling 'Steinporz' Smaragd 2023 Weingut Hirtzberger

Peter Moser, Falstaff
(96-98)/100 punten
Light greenish yellow, silver reflections. Fresh vineyard peach, nuances of dark minerality, a hint of lime and white flowers. Taut, tightly woven, bright fruit, cool style, fine acidity, citrus-salty finish, very good length, light-footed and dancing, a fine food companion.

Anne Kriebel MW, Vinous
97/100 punten
The 2023 Riesling Steinporz Smaragd, also on paragneiss, is set back from the Danube and slightly warmer than the Setzberg, protected by the 1000-Eimerberg. The vines are between 30 and 40 years old. Even with a touch of apricot kernel on the nose, Golden apricot announces ripeness. The palate is brighter and tighter than the nose suggests, with ripe lemon rippling through juicy, ripe apricot flesh. This is juiciness; this is picture-book Wachau, ripe but so contoured, chiseled and elegant, bedded not on yeast but on pure rock. Zestiness and stone are the finish. This is a triumph. Wow. (Bone-dry)

James Suckling
97/100 punten
Very expressive peach and white flower aromas are married to an appealing richness and a very elegant mineral acidity on the medium- to full-bodied palate. Terrific tension drives the very long, intensely stony finish, which has fantastic citrusy complexity (even blood oranges). So bright, but the acidity is relatively moderate in the riesling context. Drink or hold.