2019 Gaisbohl Monopol Trocken Edition G.C.
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TA 7.9 g/l, RS 2 g/l. Pale lemon. Restrained, graphitey nose that's not giving a lot away. Lively acidity with chewy, stony, sapid drive. Plenty of extract, but very closed. Long, suggestive of a lot more potential than it is showing today. Time will tell! (TJ)
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Tim Jackson MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Smells a little bit of talcum powder at first but so do most babies, and that is acceptable for wine babies too. Aromas of ripe fruit and herbal freshness catch up in the end. On the palate the fruit is generously sweet, but is kept on its toes by vibrant acidity. A mouth-watering salty minerality and herbal coolness lift the Gaisböhl into the realms of complexity. (MS)
Full of yellow fruit (the ripest nectarines), this is very juicy, but avoids any hint of opulence, thanks to the very fresh acidity that lifts everything effortlessly. The finish is oh, so silky. From biodynamically grown grapes with Biodyvin certification. Drink or hold.
The 2019 Gaisböhl G.C. is pure, fresh and flinty on the lemon-scented nose that is the youngest of all the 2019s of the domain at this early stage. Juicy, piquant and salty on the palate, this is an intense but pure, linear and almost weightless dry Riesling with a crystalline structure, salinity and decent finesse. The finish is intense and mineral but also juicy, with concentrated fruit flavors. A promising classic, perhaps the coolest style of the 2019 vintage here. Tasted as a barrel sample in April 2020.