Winemaker Notes
Langenberg is located in the middle of the Kapellenberg vineyard slope between 120 and 180 metres. The six-hectare site faces south-southeast with a 20 – 40 % slope. The Grosse Lage borders the Dautenpflänzer to the east. The soil is quartzite and Devon slate covered with loam, which contributes to good water storage capacity. Langenberg is well protected from the wind due to its location in a side valley of the Nahe below the Münster fores.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Only just medium-dry, this has an impressive depth of peach and citrus fruit, married to a serious structure and excellent minerality at the succulent, long finish. 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.
