Winemaker Notes
It’s a south facing site in Bingerbrück in Rupertsburg, the most northern, south facing site in the Nahe. It’s the same exposition as the Rheingau and quite steep. Soils here are a very particular kind of metamorphic rock called Phyllite, which is basically mica inflected slate. This soil is also present in Rauenthal in the Rheingau. Part of the vineyard was planted in 1937 and this is the section that the EL wine comes from. The rest is declassed into a wine named for the soil type.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A truly unique wine that has the most beautiful golden nose that is fruity, but so much more than that. So many wild herb and flower nuances. Stunning concentration, combined with a feeling of weightlessness. Super-mineral finish that dances over the palate and off into the far distance. Drink or hold.
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Wine Spectator
A truly unique wine that has the most beautiful golden nose that is fruity, but so much more than that. So many wild herb and flower nuances. Stunning concentration, combined with a feeling of weightlessness. Super-mineral finish that dances over the palate and off into the far distance.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From vines planted in 1937 in a very steep vineyard on phyllite soils and vinified in two stück vats until July 2021, the 2020 Bingerbrücker Abtei Rupertsberg Riesling trocken Prestige ("Abtei 1937") offers a clear, deep, intense and finely concentrated bouquet of ripe, elegant Riesling fruit with some spicy phenolic notes. The attack on the palate is fresh and piquant, the texture rich, intense and juicy and structured by firm but fine, mineral acidity that carries this full-bodied and tight Riesling to a long and complex finish. It's a promising wine that needs to be aged for another couple of years to unfold its manifold talents. Even after three days in the open bottle, the wine gained in purity, finesse and tension. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Rating: 94+
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.
