F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Liebenberg 2016

Lusciously ripe and generous, even by 2016 Pichler standards. Honeydew, cantaloupe and snap pea lead, layered with a bright orange citrus note that keeps things from feeling heavy. The texture is polished and glycerol-rich, this is a full-bodied Smaragd that knows it, yet the finish refreshes rather than cloaks, with a subtle tobacco drift adding a quietly smoky dimension at the close.