2014 Saar Riesling
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The von Volxem 2014 Saar Riesling displays ripe and intense stone fruit aromas intertwined with crushed stone flavors. Medium-bodied and very mineral on the palate, this is a straight and salty Riesling with good fruit in the finish. Pretty dry though.
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Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
David Schildknecht, Vinous
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The van Volxem cuvée that prominently sports the name “Saar” on its label represents not this estate’s entry-level bottling, but rather the next step up, which on occasions (such as, improbably, in vintage 2011) can be as impressively expressive as many an outstanding single-vineyard Saar Riesling. Zesty citrus rind piquancy and bruised apple skin pungency mark both the nose and the glossy, substantial (though at 12% alcoholically modest) palate of this 2014. There is a certain severity to the gripping finish on display here, though I suspect and hope that the wine will relax with another year or two in bottle.