Winemaker Notes
This estate Riesling comes from the young vines of two of Georg Rumpf's top sites, Dautenflänzer and Kapellenberg. This wine is always juicy and bright with notes of ripe grapefruit and a subtle herbaciousness.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
If you've never tried a dry German estate riesling, then this is the right place to start, because of the very appealing juiciness, generosity and moderate acidity. Good length and great, dining-table flexibility.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMMENTARY: The 2019 Kruger Rumpf Riesling is fresh and lively on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of sweet earth and ripe apple. Try it with grilled pork chops with a slightly sweet chutney. (Tasted: November 2, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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.
