2020 Monzinger Halenberg Grosses Gewachs

The nose has almost more spiritual than aromatic presence. On second inhalation some gentle notes of mineral, fruity but mainly herbal components can be found. On the palate there’s an injection of fresh spearmint which really cools the taste buds, before the mandatory mineral dust puts a more tactile touch on the finish. Fruit may not be most prominent, but it’s there with grapefruit piquancy and peach-stone holding the fort. (MS)

Full bottle 1,435 g. Introvert nose. There's obviously a lot tucked in here but I'd keep it quite a while. There's a bone-dry grapefruit-juice note and lots of texture. But it should be worth trying by the end of 2022. The fruit was obviously pristine and ripe but certainly not remotely heavy. A certain chalky texture on the (extremely persistent) finish. This will be beautiful in time. (JR)

Enormously fine and subtle nose. The ravishing but very delicate apricot aroma pulls you into the profound mineral depths of this dry-riesling masterpiece. The salty minerality at the finish just doesn’t want to stop and gives you a great feeling of how the most dramatic landscapes of this region look. Drink or hold.