2018 SCHARZHOFBERGER PERGENTSKNOPP Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Van Volxem, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Mosel Fine Wines: The 2018er Scharzhofberger P, as it is referred to on the main part of the label (the reference to Pergentsknopp is left for the side part of the label), is a legally dry wine made from the similarly-named, fully south-facing sector situated high up the Scharzhofberger hill. It offers a rather ripe even if

Vinous: Lemon, crab apple and white peach offer a zesty, penetrating aromatic display and serve for generous albeit tart-edged juiciness on a firm, palpably extract-rich palate piquantly marked by their pits and seeds. Shrubby green herbal notes add further, pungent stimulation, including a slightly resinous and smoky cast suited to the palate’s hint of oiliness. The powerful, gripping finish tugs at the cheeks, and its tongue-tingling brightness is remarkable for the vintage. - David Schildknecht, Juli 2020