Franz Hirtzberger, Riesling Ried Setzberg Smaragd, 2024 SO041126 Salvo Foti savory alternative to the usual

savory alternative to the usual Sauvignon suspects

Whole-cluster fermentation

now in a format built for celebrations and long horizons

This cuvée blends fruit from Les Bessards and Le Méal

Franz Hirtzberger, Riesling Ried Setzberg Smaragd, 2024 SO041126 Salvo Foti savory alternative to the usualOne of Hirtzberger's great Spitz crus, in the Smaragd tier that Wachau reserves for its most complete dry Rieslings. Setzberg sits on pure gneiss primary rock, no loess softening and the resulting wine is all about cool mineral spine and citrus precision rather than tropical opulence. 2024 was a vintage that rewarded patient, healthy fruit, and Hirtzberger's terraced parcels (rebuilt stone by stone over decades) delivered Riesling with serious