Mineral, Riesling, Trocken
Emrich Schönleber

Mineral, Riesling, Trocken, 2018


Destination

vintage


portfolio

Portfolio
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2018

75cl

DP

£28.40


2018

6x75cl

DP

£170.42



Emrich Schönleber, Mineral, Riesling, Trocken, 2018

2018

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Emrich Schönleber, Mineral, Riesling, Trocken, 2018
Maturity:
Keep/Drink
ABV:
13%
91/100
David Schildknecht, Vinous

This is sourced to a significant degree from young vines in the top-notch Halenberg and Auf der Lay vineyards. It lives up to its name on the nose, evoking ocean breeze in its combination of alkalinity and salinity. Behind that, tangerine and lime deliver zesty pungency while a brothy sense of meat stock is reminiscent of Chablis, a comparison that has fit this bottling on more than one occasion. At around 13% alcohol, there is a fullness one does not usually expect with a Schönleber “Mineral” Riesling, but fortunately, neither heat nor heaviness. The finish comes off like a mouthwatering suffusion of mineral matter in a citrus and meat stock matrix.
Date Reviewed:
06/2020

specifications

country:
Germany

region:
Nahe

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Allergen Information:
This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.


Emrich Schönleber

Emrich Schönleber

A great Nahe estate that was started by Werner Schönleber in the 1960s with just two hectares. Today the estate comprises 14 hectares, mainly Riesling, on the slate and quartzite soils of the Halenberg and Frühlingsplatzchen vineyards. Intense vineyard work and spontaneous fermentation in old oak casks together with ageing in steel vat conspire to produce intense, long lived Nahe Riesling that combines floral, charming qualitites with intense minerality. For the last five years, this estate has been perfoming to is maximum, rivalling Germany’s very greatest producers.

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