Winemaker Notes
Rheinberg is the steepest of the three GG sites, on weathered quartzite and dusty loam. Sweet apples and yellow fruits are paramount here, though the minerally terroir notes give a firm foundation. These are wines of true charm, not merely winning ways.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From the oldest vines of the "VDP Erste Lage," the 2014 Münsterer Rheinberg Riesling Kabinett is a picture-book Kabinett: light and slightly sweet, piquant and fruity, and extremely stimulating in the grippy finish. This Riesling has great delicacy. With just 9% alcohol, it is rather round and fruity than really sweet. There is 36 grams of residual sugar. A Best Buy!
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.
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