2019 Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg Domaine Weinbach

Established as a winery in 1612 by Capuchin friars, Domaine Weinbach takes its name from the little stream which runs through the property, at the foot of the grand cru hill Schlossberg, whose slope demands terraced viticulture on its sandy soils, with altitudes ranging from 230m-400m. This wine is sourced on the upper part of the hill, where the soil is very shallow. Rebecca Palmer: Expressive, perfumed fruit, incredible purity and finesse. Everything in beautiful proportion – just ripe enough, just rounded enough, perfumed and mineral. Acids are fresh and crystalline. Refreshing with a long, perfumed finish. Marcel Orford-Williams: Gorgeous, such charm. Eric Zwiebel MS: Aromatic, pungent, candied grapefruit, lemon, stony, rich oily texture, highly mineral.

This is so elegant and refined, with such a complex bouquet of aromas that range from bitter lemon, through red apple and quince to white peach. Then comes the finely etched palate that’s simultaneously very nimble and intense. Breathtaking delicacy at the crystalline finish! From biodynamically grown grapes.

The 2019 Grand Cru Schlossberg Riesling offers a pure, intense and elegant, crystalline and finely concentrated bouquet of bright fruits intertwined with lemon and grapefruit bitters. Lush and round on the generous but refined and balanced palate, this is an intense, saline and very elegant Schlossberg with a long, intense and complex but never alcoholic finish. Very promising classic, linear style. 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork.

Juicy apricot and melon fruit leads the way in this lovely white, but the well-honed acidity quickly sculpts a path through the midpalate for flavors of dried white cherry, green almond and preserved lemon. A rich vein of stony minerality drives the echoing finish. Drink now through 2029. —A.N.