{"id":4709,"date":"2023-08-10T22:53:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T22:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/?p=4709"},"modified":"2023-09-28T17:10:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:10:22","slug":"good-german-dry-riesling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/2023\/08\/10\/good-german-dry-riesling\/","title":{"rendered":"GOOD GERMAN DRY RIESLING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have been pretty vocal regarding our general dislike for the results of the newish trend towards trocken <\/em>(dry) German Riesling. To clarify, we are mainly targeting the trockens<\/em> from the Mosel houses, many of whom have been making delightful traditional styled Rieslings for decades, in some cases centuries. Egged on by the sommelier community a number of top flight Mosel producers are dedicating increasing portions of their production to dry wines. Sadly we find most of them lean and skeletal with little innate charm beyond clearing your palate for the next bite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also have to wonder why? The Mosel’s classic, crystalline, fruity Rieslings are unique in the wine world and pair spectacularly with a variety of Pacific Rim, Island, and far Eastern dishes. Plus they are newcomers to a genre that is already beautifully (and better) executed in Austria, Alsace, and Australia, not to mention their own back yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have been making excellent dry Riesling in the Rheinpfalz and Rheinhessen for a long time. The growing conditions are different and they trockens<\/em> from those regions have more body, palate weight, texture, and substance. One of the house favorites for trockens<\/em> around here is Wittmann in the Rheinhessen. Hand harvested from organically farmed (and certified biodynamic) estate vineyards around the village of Westhofen, the grapes are fermented via native yeasts and matured in large neutral casks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nose shows notes of lemon and lime zest, a little honeysuckle, some notes like fresh grain, and stone fruit pith. In the mouth there is tension, but not at the expense of texture. There is weight on the palate with flavors mirroring the nose along with some earthy minerality and chalk notes. If you’re looking for a fine example of German trocken<\/em>, the Wittmann Riesling Rheinhessen Estate Trocken 2021<\/a><\/strong> is where you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From James Suckling, “Stunning nose of ripe pear, mandarin orange and smoke. Impressive concentration for the challenging vintage with a nice juiciness and good chalky minerality. Long, surprisingly complex and harmonious finish, the acidity already beautifully integrated. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Vegan. Drink or hold. Screw cap…92 points<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Wine Advocate, “From Westhofen’s stonier soils and assembling 28 different vats, Wittmann’s 2021 Riesling trocken Estate is the former Gutswein, but it’s already a wine that is more than just a Riesling pleasure. The white-yellow colored wine offers a clear and spicy, pure and mineral nose with ripe, elegant fruit with herbal nuances. Mouthfilling, round and textured on the palate, this is a juicy yet pure, saline and finessed, very stimulating dry Riesling with delicate lemon bitters on the finish that reveals some ripe white-peach aromas on the aftertaste. This was vinified in large oak and stainless steel (70\/30) and aged on the full lees for nearly six months. Tasted at the domaine in August 2022. 11.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure…91+ points<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have been pretty vocal regarding our general dislike for the results of the newish trend towards trocken (dry) German Riesling. To clarify, we are mainly targeting the trockens from the Mosel houses, many of whom have been making delightful traditional styled Rieslings for decades, in some cases centuries. Egged on by the sommelier community … Continue reading “GOOD GERMAN DRY RIESLING”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40],"tags":[1027,1026,1024,1023],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4709"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4709"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4721,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4709\/revisions\/4721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}