2001 Prager Achleiten Smaragd – Wachau – 3 Flessen (0.75 liter)

Back-Vintage Rarity -Perfect Provenance2001 Prager Riesling Achleiten SmaragdThe Only Bottles in the CountryPrager's 2001s are something of a legend.In fact, they are nothing short of EPIC.We found a small cellar of 2001 Pragers a few years ago and sold them quickly. Then, late this summer, the collector agreed to part with his final bottles, and so we've been offering them out, one by one.Now, we reach the apex and this is it: 2001 Riesling Achleiten at pricing that is below current release!There is no denying that 2001 is one of the greatest vintages in Austria of the last two decades. As good as we know these wines are, every time we check in on one it is better than we remember - clearer, more mineral, more structure.This parcel of Achleiten comes with a flawless provenance: bought on release, direct from the estate and cellared perfectly in Austria until their impending late/fall, early winter arrival.Toni Bodenstein at Weingut Prager is a terroir-fanatic; his wines are always among the most nuanced, pure, and precise in all of Austria.His 2001s are among the greatest he has ever made. We've mentioned this bottle before many times, but a 2001 Wachstum Bodenstein at Charlie Trotter's... lees verder bij Catawiki