Kastanienbusch, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs, 2022
Light in concentration, full in character, the 2022 Kastanienbusch is put together with a complex, mineral-rich bouquet encompassing iodine, salt, red apple and citrus oils. Denser and grippier on the palate, this is a spice-led, transparent GG that is less standoffish than it can be. The great Kastanienbusch vineyard rises from 150m above sea level to over 300m and is formed of red iron rich soils that are around 320 million years old. It tends to produce complex, powerful Riesling that is nevertheless transparent and full of energy. Raised exclusively in stainless steel.
critic reviews
The 2022 Kastanienbusch Riesling GG is intense and ripe, with dense, full-bodied fruit, and it's warmer and smoother than coolan authentic 2022. It's full-bodied and dense on the palate yet creamy and elegant, and it has a well-balanced finish thanks to fine, zesty acidity. Showing first light bitter and petrol notes, this is probably not a long-distance runner. The wine has withdrawn or even slightly degraded compared to the previous year. Tasted at the Rebholz Kastanienbusch/Christmann Idig/Wittmann Morstein vertical tasting in Westhofen in August 2024.