Name: 2024 Riesling Smaragd Ried Achleiten
Brand: Domäne Wachau
SKU: AT-WAC-DWAC23-2024

Wine prices

Reference	Vintage / size	Price / bottle	Source
Producer priceRecommended retail price	2024 / 750ml	≈ $47.94Original €43.00≈ £35.90	www.domaene-wachau.at ↗Nov 2026

Technical Specifications

AT-WAC-DWAC23-2024

Alcohol 13.0%

Residual Sugar 2.7 g/L

Total Acidity 8.1 g/L

Calories 112 kcal / glass

150ml glass112 kcal

750ml bottle560 kcal

Grape Varieties Riesling

Drinking Window First peak after 3–5 years; capable of maturing for 15 years or longer.

Classification Wachau DAC; Smaragd; Ried Achleiten

Region Wachau

Soil Silicate-rich, Meagre soils; light gföhler gneiss in the upper vineyard, With paragneiss and dark, Often schistose amphibolite on the lower slope.

Harvest Dates 3 September 2024 (described as an exceptionally early harvest date, not as the complete harvest period)

Fermentation Vessels Stainless-steel tanks

Pressing Method Gentle Pressing After Several Hours Of Skin Contact

Indigenous Yeast Yes

Contains Added Sulfites Yes

Vegan Yes

Vegetarian Yes

Closure Natural Cork

Production Details Reduced-yield Riesling was selected during multiple picking passes. After several hours of skin contact and gentle pressing, fermentation took place in stainless-steel tanks and was partly spontaneous. Initial stainless-steel maturation was followed by several months in large wooden casks and maturation on fine lees. The official e-label lists malic and tartaric acids as acidity regulators, carboxymethylcellulose as stabilizer, sulfites as preservative, and protective-atmosphere packaging.

Tasting Notes Elegant and aromatic; juicy stone fruit, apricot and vineyard peach; racy acidity, deep minerality, impressive structure and a salty finish.

Food Pairing Asparagus with ham or Hollandaise; grilled local fish such as trout or char; spicy East Asian dishes including Korean bulgogi.

Critics Ratings A LA CARTE 98; Gault&Millau 97; Falstaff 94; Vinaria 95–97 (4 stars); Vinous 97

▸ Sources (5)

producer / technical_sheet_pdf: Official exact-vintage 2024 factsheet linked from the producer product page; primary analytical, terroir, production, tasting and pairing source.

producer / wine_page: Official current product page identifying the 2024 release and linking its factsheet and digital ingredient/nutrition label.

producer / other: Producer-linked exact-2024 digital label with alcohol, nutrition, ingredients, sulfite declaration and vegan certification.

producer / wine_page: Official release page confirming Riesling Smaragd Ried Achleiten among the producer’s 2024 single-vineyard Smaragd releases.

trade_vendor / technical_sheet_pdf: Exact-wine 2024 vendor sheet used for closure and classification. Its 3.7 g/L residual-sugar figure conflicts with the producer’s 2.7 g/L and is retained as a lower-authority alternative.