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2006 Franz Hirtzberger Axpoint Grüner Veltliner Smaragd

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August 31, 2025 - $53

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RATINGS

94Wine Enthusiast

From a flat vineyard with rich soil, this is a relatively sweet and rich wine, although the acidity gives a lift of freshness. Apricot, white fruits and concentration mark the finish.

93Vinous / IWC

Inviting aromas of refreshing green apple and tobacco are joined by a more exotic character reminiscent of papaya. Full-bodied, yet crisply structured. The expressive fruit carries through an impressively long finish, showing abundant apricot.

92The Wine Advocate

...smells of green beans and diverse herbs wreathed in wood smoke; displays a bitter-sweet fruit pit character on the palate with a creamy, faintly oily texture; and finishes with richness and refinement on notes of green bean, apricot kernel, coffee, and lightly salted, toasted pumpkin seeds.

91Wine Spectator

Ripe-tasting, with a rush of concentrated grapefruit, Fuji apple and tropical fruit flavors, most notably pineapple and mango. Finishes with cream and black pepper notes.

18Jancis Robinson

Smoky, rich nose with intensity but obvious potential for further development. Rich pastry-cream palate entry but not flabby. Wonderfully broad and sumptuous.

PRODUCER

Franz Hirtzberger

Weingut Franz Hirtzberger is in Austria’s Wachau valley. It was founded five generations ago by the Hirtzberger family and is today still run by a descendant of the founder also named Franz Hirtzberger. The estate makes Riesling, Veltliner, Pinot Blanc and other white wines. Robert M. Parker Jr. notes that the estate’s wines “possess cult status.”

TYPE

White Wine, Grüner Veltliner, Smaragd

This white grape is widely grown in Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. As a wine, it is food friendly and has beaten top Chardonnays in blind tastings. It compares to a white Burgundy in richness and texture, and offers an exotic alternative to Sauvignon Blanc.

VINTAGE

2006 Franz Hirtzberger Axpoint Grüner Veltliner Smaragd