2024 Riesling Wachstum Bodenstein Smaragd
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Full bottle just 1,266 g. RS 1.3 g/l, TA 7.9 g/l. This is still extremely youthful. All the elements are there for a rich and rewarding future but they are far from knit together at the moment. But this should make a lovely wine eventually but the acidity dominates the kumquat fruit at the moment with even a little bit of citrus peel on the end. (JR)
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The 2024 Riesling Wachstum Bodenstein Smaragd is grown at altitude on the Hochseiber, planted in 1990 with a wide genetic variety sourced from Germany, Austria and Alsace. This site was also hit by late spring frost, losing a third of its yield. The nose is initially shy but gives off wet stone, citrus and a suspicion of tropical fruit. The palate is simply exquisite, strait-laced and arrow-like, so concentrated and bright. Purity, verve, poise, direction and such pervasive slenderness.