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98
/ 100
James Suckling -
95
/ 100
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
White
Classification
Riesling
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Germany
Country
Rheinhessen,
Region
12.5%
Alcohol %
10-15 Years
Cellaring
Scores
98 / 100"Mind-blowing spiciness hits you when your nose enters the glass. Enormous flinty energy is married to a compact and super-chalky structure on the electrifying palate. Super-long and focused finish that doesn’t want to stop. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Drinkable now, but best from 2024"
- James Suckling
95 / 100
"Bottled earlier on the day I tasted it (!), the 2022 Kirchspiel Westhofen Riesling GG is pure, intense and refined but also untamed on the chalky nose. Silky, fresh and elegant on the palate, this is a rather lean, enormously saline Kirchspiel with a citric finish. This is a radiant and puristic limestone Riesling with salivating salinity and piquancy on the finish. The wine is tight, fresh and citric, or Wittmann's alternative to the purest Chablis. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in July 2023."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Tasting Notes
Kirchspiel: Clay marl with limestone deposits / east-southeast facing / open amphitheatre-esque site that catches the first of the early morning sun / vines planted towards top of the site / Grosse Lage classification
The Kirchspiel grand cru site opens toward the Rhine like an amphitheatre. Its southern and southeastern exposure protects the vines from cold westerly winds – and accounts for the excellent microclimate of the vineyard. The soil structure is similar to that of the Morstein site, marked by clayish marl interspersed with limestone. Limestone is the predominant component of the subsoil, too.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity