Winemaker Notes
Classic late harvest with rich, complex aromas and a wonderful balance between ripe fruit sweetness and fine acidity.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This fabulous Spatlese marries great ripeness and deep coolness. Despite its extreme youthfulness it already has amazing finesse. The stone fruit and citrus aromas are so tightly intertwined that it’s not easy to pick them apart, which says everything about the exceptional concentration for this vintage. I love the way the super-minerally acidity pushes the finish way out toward the horizon. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold.
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Vinous
The 2024 Riesling Oberhäuser Brücke Spätlese is the only separately made wine from the domaine in this year of frost. Sandstone, shale, volcanic formations, loess and loam soils meet on this site that is cool at night but close to the river. Very often, this area is picked last. There was no botrytized grapes included here. The nose is all citric lift, with a beautifully pristine touch of lemon oil. The palate is smooth, rounded and framed by zest. Svelteness, tenderness and concentration unite to form a soothing vision. The finish is a lasting picture of weightless elegance. (Medium)
Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
SKRDEDHF4124_2024 Item# 4119965