2018 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder "R" Q.b.A. Saalwächter, Rheingau

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From 88-year-old vines, the 2018 Assmannshäuser Höllenberg R is deep, complex and concentrated yet also pure and refined on the spicy-mineral nose, which has noble dark cherry and nougat aromas along with delicate floral notes. Tight and fresh, the silky-textured and coolish wine seems to be rather ascetic, but it reveals promising intensity and length on the tight and tensioned, initially even slightly drying finish. Far too young to be served today, the 2018 R will benefit from another 3-4 years of bottle aging. I tasted the wine again form the same bottle 8 days later when it was a beauty. Tasted in November 2020. - Stephan Reinhardt, März 2021