2018 Kanzem ALTENBERG Alte Reben Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Van Volxem, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (0,75l)

Mosel Fine Wines - 2018 Kanzem ALTENBERG Alte Reben Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Van Volxem

The 2018er Altenberg Alte Reben GG, as it is referred to on the main part of the label, is a legally dry wine made from over 50 year-old vines in the historic part of the Altenberg hill. It offers a rather opulent nose of almond cream, herbs, camphor, smoke, grapefruit, and spices. The wine is superbly dynamic and herbal on the palate, and leaves a quite baroque and imposing side in the very long finish. Yet there is great finesse here as zesty and mineral elements come through in the after-taste. This makes us believe that this gorgeous dry Riesling could really gain from cellaring. 2023-2033+

Vinous - 2018 Kanzem ALTENBERG Alte Reben Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Van Volxem

Lavender-like herbal, floral and smoky pungency is accompanied on the nose by intimations of the white currant, white peach and grapefruit that go on to offer luscious brightness on a polished palate. Piquancy of pits and seeds, seed-crunching bite and crystalline stony impingements serve for invigoration on a penetrating finish of tongue-tingling vibrancy and consummate refreshment. - David Schildknecht, Juli 2020