{"product_id":"2021-rudi-pichler-riesling-achleithen-smaragd","title":"2020 Hirsch Riesling Heiligenstein Smaragd","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"456\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapable of aging beautifully for decades while already dazzling in its youth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"456\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA breathtakingly pure and focused Riesling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"456\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"355\"\u003e96 Points – \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"355\"\u003eJamesSuckling.com | 96 Points – Falstaff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"358\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"382\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"456\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"382\"\u003eKamptal DAC, Austria\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"385\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"456\"\u003eRRP $100 | Single-Vineyard Riesling | Profound • Mineral • Graceful\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"590\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"590\"\u003e“A breathtakingly pure and focused Riesling from Austria’s most revered vineyard — crystalline, textural and endlessly complex.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"622\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"622\"\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"1135\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"639\"\u003eAppearance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale straw with silver glints — pristine and radiant.\u003cbr data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"696\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"706\"\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e Expressive aromas of lime zest, white peach, and apricot blossom with underlying tones of flint, jasmine, and crushed rock.\u003cbr data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"833\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"844\"\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vibrant, tightly coiled, and supremely elegant. 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