Winemaker Notes
Always a pleasure and always great value for Riesling-lovers, the Jean-Baptiste 2017 is a blend created from the lower terraces of the estate's three top vineyard sites: Nierstein Hipping, Nierstein Pettenthal and Nackenheim Rothenberg (all grand cru sites.) Technically a feinherb style, or "balanced off-dry," with passionfruit, peaches and pink lemonade flavors bursting through its juicy, electric palate, girded by thumping red slate. This is a wine we've used again and again to introduce consumers to the joys of German Riesling.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A juicy and vibrant Kabinett that's a great food wine, thanks to the medium-dry balance, generous yet controlled peaches and the very clean, vibrant finish. Drink or hold.
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Wine Spectator
Enticing mineral, pear and citrus aromas and flavors mark this bright and vibrant kabinett. A perfect representative of the category, without much sweetness, but elegant and thirst-quenching. Drink now through 2025.
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.
