BROWSE WINES

9 hours ago

I highly recommend B‑21. Amazing price on shipping and competitive pricing. They answer questions quickly and professionally. I've been using them for several years and there has never been an error in my order and there has never been a problem with the packaging. Thank you B‑21!

1 week ago

Excellent service at good prices!

1 week ago

The web was easy and placing the order and efficient. I received my order promptly.

1 week ago

Had a specific product and delivered promptly. Will use again for all my wine orders.

1 week ago

B‑21 has always offered the best wines at the best prices of any vendor. I had a lot of problems with FedEx shipping on several occasions, but all of a sudden they've implemented a new schedule and notification system that really seems to work. This delivery was on time and perfect. Looking forward to my next order.

1 week ago

Good selection, fair prices and prompt/economical delivery. Minor but worrisome gripe: 2 bottles in the last shipment either were corked or the corks were loosen in shipment. The bottles were both fully intact, as were the foil caps, but both had leaked into the box. One lost about 75% of the wine, and the other only about 10%. They were 2 of 6 vermentino wines from as very reputable Tuscan producer that I know well, having been there twice.

1 week ago

Great Experience and good selection of wines I like!

1 week ago

Prompt reasonable excellent quality.

1 week ago

Love this store! They get the tequila that's hard to find, they don't price gouge, and fast delivery! Customer for life.

1 week ago

Good price, great service and selection

1 week ago

The service has always been perfect. Our wine arrives quickly and the UPS man calls me to come down and sign for it. I can only get this wine from one supplier in Florida and they always do a perfect job of making available to me.

1 week ago

Super easy to order and super fast, inexpensive shipping!

1 week ago

Easy to deal with and easy ordering .

1 week ago

Great customer service, fast response by email

1 week ago

delivered on time, best price for the wine I bought

1 week ago

Fantastic as always!!!

1 week ago

Sadly, UPS damaged my shipment of the last bottles of Banyuls wine in B‑21 inventory. The message I received was that the unbroken bottles of my order was being returned to sender (B‑21). I was beyond bummed! B‑21's customer service was extraordinary. In order to arrange for a replacement shipment to be sent, they had to replenish their stock. Within a few hours, I got a message saying the wine was ordered, and confirmed that I'd receive an email when the order was shipped. I couldn't ask for better service. I highly recommend B‑21 for their selection and service. Thanks so much for going above and beyond.

1 week ago

Transaction was flawless

1 week ago

Easy to order, efficient and the price is better than in Maryland.

1 week ago

Excellent turnaround time

1 week ago

I love this wine! It was delivered promptly and very nicely packed. The only thing is the carrier left it at the main building and not to the address I specified. I guess next time I will add a phone number for the carrier to call me. Love this Sangria!!

1 week ago

fast delivery on my favorite wines!

2 weeks ago

Online ordering process was easy. Order came in 1 week earlier than expected.

2 weeks ago

Excellent service, all around

2 weeks ago

Found items here that I could not find elsewhere.

2 weeks ago

It was flawless in every respect, from ordering and tracking to delivery.

2 weeks ago

I bought my liquor from this place for last couple years. Highly recommend this place. Great service and prices are reasonable

2 weeks ago

easy to shop will hold in cold storage and ship when I want my order

4 weeks ago

Delivered on time, everytime.

4 weeks ago

Very good. Packing was amazing. Price was less than many other places. Can't wait to sip some terrific dessert wine.

5 weeks ago

The folks at B‑21 turn orders quickly and the$24/case shipping cost is reasonable. My shipment arrived with one broken bottle that apparently was empty when it was packed, as there was no evidence of wine in any dividers, the bottles in the case, or the case itself. The cork was still in the bottle. It was disappointing to lose a bottle of my wife's favorite wine, and they refunded the price of the bottle without delay. It was unfortunate that this happened, but hard to understand how an empty bottle could have been put in the case. I am satisfied with their response and hope to continue doing business with them.

5 weeks ago

Fantastic as always!

5 weeks ago

Positively intoxicating…:)

5 weeks ago

Excellent prices

5 weeks ago

excellent prices and fast deliveries

5 weeks ago

All my purchases were online and the notices and deliveries were as promised.

5 weeks ago

Good price, prompt delivery as expected.

5 weeks ago

Great company to do business with.

5 weeks ago

B‑21 has best website, best selection, best prices, best delivery, best service. No other retailer comes close.

5 weeks ago

Wine shipped quickly. Website easy to navigate.

5 weeks ago

Wonderful experience. Went smoothly

5 weeks ago

Great pricing, timely delivery waiting on case #2.

5 weeks ago

On time as promised. Never a doubt!

5 weeks ago

Excellent website, great prices, speedy shipping, and excellent packaging! I couldn't ask for better service, we've ordered a couple times now and will definitely order from B‑21 again!

6 weeks ago

Prompt delivery and always ready to help or answer questions. Very happy with this store.

6 weeks ago

Reliable and well stocked liquor vendor.

6 weeks ago

Big prices. Good policies.

6 weeks ago

Great

6 weeks ago

Great selection great service!

6 weeks ago

My order was acknowledged, shipped and received before actual delivery date

2019 Hirtzberger Hochrain Riesling Smaragd (750ml)

Riesling from Wachau, Niederosterreich, Austria

B-21 Top Recommendation
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Beyond their sometimes difficult to pronounce names, wine insiders and critics alike count these highly rated Austrian white wines from the legendary Franz Hirtzberger among the world's best. Sourced from one of the top Austrian vintages in a decade, this selection of 2019 Weingut Franz Hirtzberger whites are not to be missed, offering a unique opportunity to enjoy a range of exceptional wines from one of Austria's most esteemed producers at value pricing.

Based in the cooler western end of the Wachau, Weingut Franz Hirtzberger is renowned for producing dry white wines from Riesling, Gruner Veltliner and Pinot Blanc sourced from some of the region's best single-vineyard terraces. Part of a meandering landscape of picturesque small villages interspersed with lush forest and rugged rock formations stretching along the Danube River, the steep terraced vineyards of Wachau overlook the village of Spitz and the 600-year-old ivy-covered house that has been home to the last five generations of Hirtzbergers. As one of the founders of the regulatory group Vinea Wachau, the "senior" Franz was a pioneer in the movement to establish sustainable viticultural guidelines in the region, establishing uniform labeling standards according to finished alcohol levels – among them, "Steinfeder," rarely found outside Austria, a lighter, fresh style, with a maximum of 11.5% abv; "Federspiel" a racy, elegant style between 11.5% and 12.5% and "Smaragd," made from the ripest grapes, at least 12.5% and also considered the richest and most ageworthy. Sharing his father's intimate knowledge of each unique parcel, Franz's son (also Franz) practices meticulous work in the vines, pursuing optimal ripeness with four to five passes through each vineyard at harvest. Fermenting with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, the younger Franz ages the wines in large, older foudres with limited time on the lees, a unique feature of the Hirtzberger wines intended to best express the purity and minerality of each parcel.

Exhibiting mouth-coating ripe fruit and mineral-tinged acidity, each Hirtzberger selection offers multi-faceted layers of complexity, from the 95pt 2019 Riesling Wachau Steinterrassen Federspiel, a “masterpiece” according to critic James Suckling to the "perfectly balanced" 94pt 2019 Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) Smaragd and the 98pt 2019 Gruner Veltliner Smaragd Honivogl declared "a gorgeously elegant and refined Veltliner" by the Wine Advocate's Stephan Reinhardt, reflecting the finest nuances of the vineyard and the vintage. Lovers of the world's best white wines will want to take advantage of this rare opportunity to mix a case of these exceptional wines crafted by one of the best – fascinating to compare and contrast and above all, a pleasure to savor and enjoy.

94WA

The 2019 Ried Hochrain Riesling Smaragd is from inside the Axpoint and entirely grown on loess. Also, this Riesling is a bit rigorous and mean on the slightly untamed but concentrated and fruity nose that shows more white stone fruit aromas. Round and elegant on the palate yet with a firm phenolic grip, this is an intense and sustainable, full-bodied, substantial and powerful Riesling that tastes like a baby at this stage, so it is far from being ready to be served. 13% alcohol. Tasted at the domain in June 2021.

94 points, Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate (Dec 2021)

Alcohol By Volume: 13.00%

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$69.98

9 bottles in stock. Ships in 1 to 2 business days.

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