TN: 07 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Loibner Steinertal

by **Matthew Latuchie** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:56 am

2007 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Loibner Steinertal - Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau (3/21/2012)
Made a mistake an opened this instead of the 2008 that I had intended to drink. Oh well. Took a while for the wine to really open up and I think it's safe to say this 2007 is shut down. With a couple hours, it woke up but was in a daze compared to its focus from years before. The nose had the tropical notes with beautiful linen tones. Its palate had nice energy, but like I mention, it was a bit unfocused compared to other bottles I've had before. (91 pts.)