Zellerweg am Schwarzen, Herrgott, Grosses Gewächs, 2020

Name: Zellerweg am Schwarzen, Herrgott, Grosses Gewächs
Brand: Battenfeld-Spanier
Price: 321.13 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

Quite introvert yet also intensely limestone scented with notes of zesty lime appearing with time. On the palate, this is all about cool fruit, but also reserve, with white currants and gooseberry over limestone. White fruits and lacy stones dominate the finish. One of the more backward wines in the range, this clearly needs a little bit of time to grow into itself, yet it is undeniably fine already.

critic reviews

93+/100Stephan Reinhardt,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

From Molsheim, still on the Rheinhessen site of the Zellertal, the 2020 Zellerweg Am Schwarzen Herrgott Riesling GG is very clear and bright yet also deep, complex and salty on the coolish nose that still shows a yeasty layer. Silky, elegant and juicy on the palate, with fine spiciness and still somewhat brittle tannins on the still-bitter finish, this is too reductive in the mouth to start singing at this stage. Time will tell us more about the real nature of this always exciting Riesling. Tasted in Wiesbaden at the end of August 2021.

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date of review 09/2021