2018 EMT Riesling Q.b.A. trocken Versteigerung Wagner-Stempel, Rheinhessen

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 EMT Riesling Q.b.A. trocken Versteigerung, Wagner-Stempel

The 2018 Riesling EMT (Auction) opens pure and flinty on the nose. Full-bodied and rich on the concentrated palate, this is a tight and tannic wine with power and a long and juicy finish. Yeasty and creamy, quite powerful and, perhaps, a touch too ripe? The 2018 was picked on October 1st from a single plot at 94° Oechsle and with 7.5 grams of total acidity. Tasted at the domaine in March 2020. - Stephan Reinhardt, Mai 2020

Mosel Fine Wines - 2018 EMT Riesling Q.b.A. trocken Versteigerung, Wagner-Stempel

The 2018er Riesling EMT comes from a parcel planted with 50 year-old vines in the original part of the Siefersheimer Heerkretz (EMT is not the name of a parcel but refers to the name of the previous owner of this particular parcel), and was fermented and aged in stainless steel. It delivers a beautiful refined, airy, and finely aromatic nose made of candied grapefruit, lime tree, floral elements, herbs, and some att ractive reductive elements. The wine offers good grip and intensity on the focus and straight palate. The ripe and playful acidity makes for a focused and racy feel in the very long finish. There is still a hint of tartness which needs to smooth away in the currently rather assertive after-taste. 2024-2038