hattenheimer wisselbrunnen riesling grosses gewachs

Spreitzer

Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs, 2018

Name: Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs
Brand: Spreitzer
Price: 38.4 GBP

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2018
75cl
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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A very well-situated vineyard, just above the famed Marcobrun site. Often steeper than the latter, the wines here tend to the more mineral end of the spectrum. In 2018 this is creamy and alluring but also zesty on the nose while the palate combines charm and succulence with great depth and tension. Inviting flavours of creamy citrus and fine stones, and this innate with a sense of verticality that brings real poise.

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Critic Reviews

91/100

David Schildknecht,

Vinous

Ripe white peach is piquantly accented on the nose as well as the satiny, glossy palate by peach kernel and hickory nut. This is one of several Spreitzer 2018s that show a slightly high-toned suggestion of fruit distillate, and like its vintage 2017 and 2016 predecessors it harbors around 13% alcohol, but fortunately that doesn’t translate into any harshness or heat. Stony, alkaline and mouthwateringly saline nuances accompany the long yet in other respects restrained finish. But then, restraint can lay good claim to being a specific Rheingau virtue.

drinking window 2021 - 2027

date of review 04/2021

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