Winemaker Notes
Perfect harmony of ripeness, minerality, fruit and acidity as well as density and balance. Very typical for the vineyard side, the smell is formed from the red slate, which creates hints of smoke, pepper, firestone, hay, tee and herbs. It also has the typical Riesling aromas like citrus, apple, peach and apricot. On the palate it has the same combination of aromas: the grape variety is responsible for the fruity taste and the soil for the herby, spicy minerality. Like all Rebholz wines, this wine has a huge ageing potential.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
An extremely elegant dry riesling that reminds me of the top wines from the great 1990 vintage! Very racy, very mineral and very precise. So much red and white berry fruit, Amalfi lemon acidity and an explosion of wet stone character at the super-straight finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Birkweiler Vom Rotliegenden Riesling trocken offers a deep, intense and iron-scented bouquet of ripe and elegant fruit intermingled with purely mineral and herbal notes. In fact, this is a downgraded Kastanienbusch that didn't add a plus to the GG blend. Round and silky on the very elegant and balanced palate, this is a quiet-flowing Riesling with fine and ripe acidity and a long, intense and textured finish with very delicate salinity on the aftertaste. It's a fascinating dry Riesling from Siebeldingen.
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Wine Enthusiast
Light on its fit, but with great tension and built like a gymnast, this white moves swiftly, but with an impactful impression on the palate, leaving flavors of kumquat, yellow apple and kiwi fruit linger. The finish turns a bit savory, with a salty aftertaste.
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.