Monzinger, Riesling, Halgans
Emrich Schönleber

Monzinger, Riesling, Halgans, 2017


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2017

75cl

DP

£36.41


2017

6x75cl

DP

£218.42



Emrich Schönleber, Monzinger, Riesling, Halgans, 2017

2017

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Emrich Schönleber, Monzinger, Riesling, Halgans, 2017

Here as you'd expect there's far more influence of smoke, slate and salt on the nose before the rich complex citrus notes appear. Finger lime and ripe yellow grapefruit are followed by a wall of hard slate, complex stones, confit lemon and ripe yet fresh stone fruits. Paradoxically bold yet lightweight, firm yet floating - this is a brilliant baby GG that at most estates would qualify for the status of Grand Cru.

Maturity:
Keep/Drink
ABV:
12%
93/100
David Schildknecht, Vinous

Scents and brightly-juicy palate presence of lime, white peach and red raspberry are already familiar from this year’s “Mineral” bottling; and the same goes for subtly, intriguingly fusil, oily and marine notes announced already on the nose. The feel here is quite plush and glycerol-rich but at the same time there is a sense of underlying stoniness. The vibrant, resonant, bell-clear finish features a refreshing edginess of zesty citrus and a shimmering array of mineral nuances. (This effectively serves as the second wine to Schönlebers’ Halenberg Grosses Gewächs, as explained in further detail in my review of its inaugural, vintage 2015 installment).
Date Reviewed:
04/2019

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country:
Germany

region:
Nahe

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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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