2018 SCHARZHOFBERGER PERGENTSKNOPP Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Van Volxem, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (0,75l)

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

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

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