(Bill Spohn) wrote:

I am not aware of FWW Smaragd bottlings without any further
mention, and I guess this is "Terrassen Thal Wachau".

Sorry, it appears to be: Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Trocken Wachau
Achleiten Domäne Wachau 2001

Is that better?

Of course it is! "Achleiten" is one of the best vineyard sites in
the Wachau, situated in Weißenkirchen, givin rieslings of
exceptional depth *and* finesse, while the grüners quite often can
show a hint of "sauvage". For me, "Achleiten" probably is *the*
quintessential vineyard site of the region.

Our Canadian liquor boards seem to have trouble getting all of
the description into a catalogue!

Always the same around the world with anything except top
Bordeaux, Super-Tuscans, and Grange.

M.