Winemaker Notes
The nose is tight and clean, intriguing for its intense coconut scent this year along with savory and exotic aromas like licorice and black olive paste.... The mouthfeel is tart, energetic, and exciting, propelling a cascade of juicy citrus fruits over the tongue in the finale. That quality keeps the wine---which possesses ample material in dense and deep layers---from ever becoming ponderous. It is, in short, a great Pettenthal, destined for long life and profound food pairings.
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
The 2024 Riesling Niersteiner Pettenthal Grosses Gewächs begins with a slight smokiness that proceeds to marry into the creamy juiciness that characterizes the palate. A touch of petrichor adds extra verve, bringing that lovely red apple-tinged savor to the fore. This is power and grace in equal measure. It has drive and fill but also contour, moving ahead with determination and energy. This is salty with a deliciously zesty, textural footprint. (Bone-dry)
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James Suckling
Very peachy and spicy, with a compact core on the medium-bodied palate, this is a very serious expression of the great Pettenthal site. So much depth in the super-minerally finish, but without any sense of weight. So long, too. From organically grown grapes with Fair Choice certification. Drink or hold.
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.
