{"product_id":"2023-hirsch-riesling-heiligenstein-smaragd","title":"2023 Hirsch Riesling Heiligenstein Smaragd","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"461\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eAn extraordinary Riesling from Austria’s most revered vineyard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"461\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eA modern icon from the master of Kamptal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"461\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"359\"\u003e98 Points – JamesSuckling.com | 98 Points – Falstaff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"362\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"461\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"386\"\u003eKamptal DAC, Austria\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"461\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"461\"\u003eRRP $185 | Single-Vineyard Riesling | Monumental • Mineral • Sublime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"623\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"623\"\u003e“An extraordinary Riesling from Austria’s most revered vineyard — luminous, crystalline, and breathtakingly pure. 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