Saarburger Rausch, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs, 2021
Floral and powdery with wispy, airy fruits and citrus – on the elegant mineral side with almost no overt fruit in 2024. It drinks like a mountain stream. Tense and stony; the definition of a mineral-driven Riesling! Fruit for the GG comes from the oldest part of the Rausch in its lower reaches abutting the village where the ungrafted vines reach a remarkable 140 years old. Just one fuder barrel was produced.
critic reviews
The 2021 Riesling Saarburger Rausch Grosses Gewächs is from 140-year-old vines, the oldest parcel in the Rausch. There almost is a tropical fruit note amidst the lemon and lime zest lift on the nose. The palate has immediate presence, and much fill with the slightest phenolic edge and a hint of silky tannin, as tender as a spiderweb. Lemon zestiness pervades this, planting a vertical stake of flavor that just goes on and on, making the mouth water. And while I know that fine wine deserves to be at the table, this absolutely qualifies as a vino da meditazione . Lemon serenity, clarity, precision. Wow. This is pitched at 8g/L of residual sweetness vis-à-vis 8.8g/L of acidity. (Dry)