Winemaker Notes
The age-worthy Riesling wines from this prime section of the Haardt Bürgergarten are characterised by the optimal balance between a concentrated Riesling fruit, lingering minerality, a delicate elegance and an elaborately interwoven, long finish - Riesling to perfection.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Extremely fresh and youthful for six years of age, this great Pfalz dry riesling has an enchanting interplay of pink grapefruit aroma and salty minerality on the concentrated, impeccably balanced, medium-bodied palate. So delicious now, but with underlying tension that suggests it has many years of life ahead of it.
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Wine Spectator
Shows body, with a silky texture and a good amount of extract. Mineral-driven, featuring nuanced flavors of citrus, orchard and stone fruit that emerge one after another. The acidity is still a bit high but should integrate before too long. A great food wine.
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.
This sunny and relatively dry region served for many years as a German tourist mecca and was associated with low cost, cheerful wines. But since the 1980s, it has gained a reputation as one of Germany’s more innovative regions, which has led to increased international demand.