2015 Erdener Treppchen GG Alte Reben
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A greenhouse-like mingling of floral and (especially) leafy aromas with wet stone leads into a midpalate tartly marked by crabapple and lime, with smoky black tea accents and stony underpinnings. The finish is gripping and impressively multifaceted, albeit with fruit seed piquancy adding to an overall sense of austerity. (I last tasted this wine in mid-September 2016, shortly before it was bottled.)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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From 100+ year old vines on red slate soils, straight above the Prälat, the 2015 Erdener Treppchen Riesling GG Alte Reben offers a clear and noble, flinty, precise and rather cool bouquet of perfectly ripe Riesling berries. The wine is incredibly rich, vital and piquant on the palate; it is round and almost lush, but well structured by its minerals that give enormous length, grip and tension. This is a fascinating Riesling GG and by far the best dry Treppchen I have ever tasted. Riesling lovers should not miss it.
Gentle citrus-fruit aromas please the olfactory perception. On the palate, Loosen’s Treppchen has used the generosity of the vintage to produce a creamy Grosses Gewächs with soft acidity and reasonable remnant of residual sugar. Very pleasant. (MS)