Zellerweg am Schwarzen, Herrgott, Grosses Gewächs, 2021

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

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justerini & brooks tasting note

“The Showman” Oliver laughed, and indeed there’s an exuberance here, built around spicy, exotic, dark aromas, huge extract and a dense sense of minerality. The vines here quickly hit dark limestone and the effect on the palate is one of deep, dark structured minerality alongside notes of jasmine, salt and black plum. This is one of theoldest known vineyard sites in Germany, first recognised in the 8th Century. It sits on the Pfalz border with the Donnerberg mountain to the west, from where cool winds often flow."

critic reviews

94/100Stephan Reinhardt,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2021 Zellerweg Am Schwarzen Herrgott Molsheim Riesling GG is pure and intense on the nose that reveals brioche and blueberry aromas as well as chalky notes. On the palate, this is a pure, crunchy, saline and tightly structured Riesling with intense and dense fruit but still with Riesling's transparency and finesse. A great and complex wine with elegant power and grip. Very salty. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in October 2022.

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date of review 12/2022