Winemaker Notes
Intense nose with lots of yellow fruit from vineyard peaches and citrus fruits, but also from fresh pineapple and ripe Elstar apple. Very dense and minerally characterized, still slightly exotic notes, very delicate white flowers and a hint of anise at the end. A spicy and piquant start with lots of juicy peach fruit, pineapple and fresh herbs; Acidity and sweetness complement each other perfectly, wonderfully refreshing Riesling with an extremely present on the palate with finely interwoven mineral notes and a long finish.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
From colored marks and gypsum Keuper soils, the dry (trocken) 2021 Riesling offers a pure, bright, aromatic, flinty, beautifully mineral and reductive bouquet of white stone fruits intertwined with notes of iodine and crushed stones. Vital and lush on the palate, this is a straight, fresh and frisky dry Riesling with a stimulating grip and intense, round and aromatic fruit. This is a first-class estate Riesling from Württemberg's north. Too good to be true but highly recommended.
Recognized as a top quality grape here since the Middle Ages, Germany retains its high reputation as a premier source of the finest Riesling. Heavily planted throughout the Rheingau and Mosel, Riesling responds splendidly to these regions’ extreme climatic and topographic challenges. Cold-hardy enough to survive freezing winters, and sturdy enough to withstand the warm sun, Riesling has enough natural acidity to maintain balance, even in wines with the highest levels of residual sugar. While high quality is possible in all points of the sweet to dry spectrum, Riesling typically produces wine with relatively low alcohol, high acidity, steely minerality, stone fruit, citrus, spice and floral notes. With age, Riesling can become truly revelatory, developing unique, complex aromatics, often with a hint of petrol.