Winemaker Notes
2018 was a glorious vintage in the Rheinhessen. The legendary, majestic Morstein Grand Cru delivered a wine for the ages. 100% Certified Biodynamic. Perfectly situated hillside vineyards with limestone soils. Brooding, deep, almost mysterious aromas and flavors of white grapefruit, mango chutney, pink peppercorns and intense minerality. Cobalt dense on the palate, with a seemingly endless array of stone fruit, citrus and pomegranate flavors. Think Grand Cru Chablis made from Riesling grapes.
Serve with rich seafood dishes like lobster, Eastern Scallops, grilled swordfish, garlic roasted chicken, a juicy veal chop.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2018 Morstein Riesling GG shows clear, open, elegant and dense fruit with the first ripeness on the generous and finely salty nose. Juicy, full-bodied and expansive on the palate yet delicate, elegant, stimulatingly salty and chalky, this is a potent but also taut Morstein with good astringency on the finish. There's plenty of power but also elegance here.
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James Suckling
Starts off linear, but expands. A suave texture coats the palate, revealing notes of passion fruit, apricot and blossom, with a lemongrass hint in the background. Spice and savory mineral elements add to the complexity, but the pronounced acidity cuts through, disrupting the charm for now. Should reward with time. Best from 2022 through 2035.
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Wine Spectator
Starts off linear, but expands. A suave texture coats the palate, revealing notes of passion fruit, apricot and blossom, with a lemongrass hint in the background. Spice and savory mineral elements add to the complexity, but the pronounced acidity cuts through, disrupting the charm for now. Should reward with time. Best from 2022 through 2035.
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.
