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Tasting notes
Schieferkopf Riesling Trocken-Sec 2020
'Taut, mineral structure, lovely roundness. A fresh, nearly saline, wine. Very long finish.' – Winemaker
Trimbach Riesling 2020
'Its delicate bouquet, beautiful balance, dry character, distinguished fruitiness and natural liveliness contribute to its exceptional richness. As required by the house style, it is vinified dry, straight, and precise, every year.' – Winemaker
This vintage has not been rated yet. See the note below for the 2018 vintage.
'Slight reduction still shows on the nose of this wine, but promises freshness. The palate comes in with uncommon brightness and slenderness for 2018 and seems to make a show of its uncompromising tartness, but there is concentration galore. The finish is dry and all about zesty citrus.' – Anne Krebiehl MW, Wine Enthusiast, 92/100
Trimbach Grand Cru Mandelberg 2018
This vintage has not been rated yet. See the notes below for the 2017 and 2016 vintages.
2017:
'Medium-dark golden-tinged straw. Exuberant nose of pineapple, almond cake and lime. Enters broad and delicately spicy, then juicy and vibrant. Citrusy acidity provides this fleshy, tactile wine with clarity and cut. Along with the 2016, this is the best Mandelberg ever.' – Ian D’Agata, Vinous, 93+/100
2016:
'Bright straw. Spicy dried fruit and ripe yellow apple aromas and flavors. Insidiously creamy in the middle, then turns lemony on the long, savory finish. Very elegant Riesling Mandelberg (a relatively warm site known for giving slightly broader, rounder wines that are not necessarily the last word in refinement), but very much in the style of the 2016 vintage; the combination of warm microclimate (the Mandelberg’s) and the late-ripening variety (Riesling) often gives wine lovers something special in many vintages. The first vintage of this Trimbach wine in which the Mandelberg name appears on the label (previously this was known as Cuvée M). Trimbach’s vines are located on the steepest part of the grand cru,and Pierre Trimbach told me that the marly-calcareous soils contribute a strong lemony acidity. Lovely wine, one of the best Mandelberg wines I have ever had from Trimbach - maybe the best.' – Ian D’Agata, Vinous, 92+/100
Niepoort & Kettern Falkenberg 2017
'The 2017 Piesporter Falkenberg Mosel Riesling Trocken is crystalline, clear, pure and fresh on the deep, ascetic and slate-dominated nose with its crushed/dusty stone and yeasty-tinted white fruit notes. Round and lush on the textured palate, this is a just-ripe but elegant, balanced and refined dry Riesling with 11% alcohol. It has fine bones and delicately salty acidity that carries it to a pleasant, stimulatingly refreshing finish. The 2017 Falkenberg (from a stony slate terroir with a high portion of quartzite) is another excellent effort from the Niepoort and Kettern families. It is dense and even concentrated on the aftertaste. Very promising, but it's a great drinking pleasure even today.' – Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate, 92/100
'Dry and deliberate, however also bright and precise. After spending over a year on the lees in 1000 litre Mosel fuder, Falkenberg delivers incredible freshness and elegance, with stunning structure and a long finish.' – Winemaker
Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Riesling 2021
'A very fresh, piercing nose of sliced lemon with plenty of sweet perfume, too. The palate is similarly intense and vibrant with white stone-fruit and lemon flavors, delivered in an impressively intense and balanced mode. Drink or hold.' – James Suckling, 96/100
'Pale straw with green hues. Intense aromas of fine dried herbs, white flowers, lemon and lime. A long and rich palate, reminiscent of grapefruit, lime and fresh rosemary. The wine finishes with soft natural acidity, which balances the flavour and minerality.' – Pewsey Vale
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