Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Privat' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Northern Rhone While Château d’Yquem was sold

While Château d’Yquem was sold to LVMH in the late 1990s

straightforward

The Goumards feel that this parcel produces a wine of more refinement than one typically finds in the Languedoc – a shade less rustic than “Terre de Jonquières

this stunning wine shows off Montepulciano d’Abruzzo in its full dynamic range

a joyousness that underlines its kinship with their Blanc and the Rosé

Josef Fischer Gruner Veltliner 'Privat' Smaragd Wachau 2021 Northern Rhone While Château d’Yquem was soldFischers sumptuous Privat blends the very best fruit from his various sites, picked at Smaragd level ripeness and aged a full year in used 500 liter barrels. Even in a wine such as this, which offers borderline lavish fruits and mouth filling richness, the freshness of these southern Danube sites shines through, and Joes inherent understanding of balance fosters a wine of elegance and detail which blossoms with bottle age.