Monzinger Halenberg, Riesling, Beerenauslese, 2017

Name: Monzinger Halenberg, Riesling, Beerenauslese
Brand: Emrich Schönleber
Price: 1085.59 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

A nose that initially betrays the high levels of botrytis in the blend soon freshens, like a curtains drawing back theatrically, to reveal laser etched landscape of mint and mango, chamomile then honeyed apricot and banana, jasmine and black tea. There is fabulous precision in this gloriously pure, fresh BA that is unwavering in its yogi- like balance, and diamond-like in its clear cut, precise brilliance. Pin point intensity.

critic reviews

98/100Stephan Reinhardt,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2017 Halenberg Riesling Beerenauslese is very intense but clear, even fresh on the spicy and flinty-scented, super aromatic nose with its wholemeal grain aromas. Extremely rich and concentrated, creamy and piquant on the palate, this is a rich and oily-textured yet enormously piquant and even refreshing BA with a long and vital, incredibly pure and refreshing but refined finish. This is a genial TB with great concentration, richness and finesse. It's not as crystalline. Handmade. Tasted in July 2019.

DRINKING WINDOW 2020 - 2100

date of review 10/2019

94/100David Schildknecht,Vinous

Picked-out at the end of harvest, on October 18, this elixir is dominated on the nose by mirabelle, red raspberry and white peach preserves, with a high-toned hint of honey pointing to botrytis influence. The flavors are correspondingly sweet and sappy, backed by a glycerol-rich, slippery feel. Caramel and crystallized ginger, lend both richness and incisive counterpoint in a formidably-sustained finish whose almost-sticky sweetness is tempered by enlivening squeezes of fresh grapefruit and lime.

DRINKING WINDOW 2019 - 2050

date of review 04/2019