Tasting Notes
Morstein
2018 - Morstein Riesling GG
Spicy, deep nose, super inviting, slight yellow fruit elements, still very straight and clear. On the palate creamy and complex, deep and simply wonderful. Finishes long, creamy and spicy with high complexity and elegance.
2016 - Morstein Riesling GG
A fine nose of limestone minerality, apples and pear, mint and floral notes. On the palate clear and fine, with powerful acidity, chalky minerality and amazing length. It is still a bit closed but in two years it should be just a bomb!
2015 - Morstein Riesling GG
Elegant and complex nose with slight fruit elements and great spiciness. On the palate super racy, dense and focused, freshness, very deep, ripe citrus elements, fantastic mineralogy. Finishes everlasting long, with citrus, grapefruit, salt, firestone and white pepper.
2014 - Morstein Riesling GG
Spicy and fresh nose, very balanced with great minerality and ripe fruit. On the palate clear and elegant with very fine and fresh acidity, very playful, at the same time ripe, complex and super elegant. A brilliant Riesling.
2010 - Morstein Riesling GG
Only three words to describe this fantastic #wittmann #morstein #2010 #riesling #grossesgewächs #gg: Harmony, elegance and complexity.
2007 - Morstein Riesling GG
The nose clearly says: The Morstein doesn’t age, so young, so fresh, after 13 years with a slightly warm curtain around it, deeply mineralic, fresh citrus notes, some apple and ripe pear. On the palate fresh and crystal clear, racy spices, especially white pepper and flint, ripe grapefruit and ripe citrus peel. Finishes not, it just sticks. What a fantastic Riesling! Unfortunately our last one.
Aulerde
2018 - Aulerde Riesling GG
Juicy-fresh citrus nose, great spices, yellow fruit, apricots, peach. On the palate round and creamy, yellow fruit notes, very well balanced and surprisingly drinkable already. Finishes long and fresh, juicy citrus notes, slight salt. Great stuff!
2009 - Aulerde Riesling GG
In the nose deep limestone minerality with ripe, nicely aged yellow and exotic fruits, dried pineapple, wonderful inviting. On the palate racy spices go with a powerful and still super harmonious acidity, beautiful pepper notes from the limestone, deep, juicy, rich. Amazing wine!
Brunnenhäuschen
2018 - Brunnenhäuschen Riesling GG
Limestone minerality, fresh yellow fruits. The palate is creamier than the Kirchspiel, little more opulence, still very fine and elegant, lot of grip. Finishes super long, great spices, pepper notes and salt. Very delicious!
2009 - Brunnenhäuschen Riesling GG
In the nose fresh minerality, fire-stone, exotic fruit notes, vanilla, smoke. On the palate deep and spicy limestone minerality, straight and powerful acidity, all very deep, dense and long
Kirchspiel
2018 - Kirchspiel Riesling GG
Clear limestone minerality, beautiful spiciness, green fruit, gooseberry, kiwi, deep herbs. On the palate great acidity, nice stony spiciness, lots of pepper, super racy. The spiciness stays forever, and endless finish with gooseberry skin aromas.
2012 - Kirchspiel Riesling GG
In the nose great limestone spiciness, a lot of harmony, multiple herbs. On the palate perfectly in balance, deep spices, soft yellow fruit notes, also slight berries. Long and wonderfully round and creamy finish with fine spiciness and racy ending.
2009 - Kirchspiel Riesling GG
Perfect mix between ripe fruits - exotics and stone fruits - and great spiciness. Slight smoke, deep honey. Dense, complex, ripe and rich, great mouthwatering acidity. Powerful elegance.
Others
2018 - Gundersheimer Riesling trocken
From the „Höllenbrand“ vineyard - defined a Premier Cru („aus ersten Lagen“). The nose comes super straight, slim, fine and fresh. On the palate very cool, fresh, fine acidity and very racy. Stony finish which comes from the limestone pieces in the soil, grapefruit peel, freshness of a icy mountain river.
2017 - Gundersheimer Riesling trocken
Fresh and limestone style nose with stone fruit and passion fruit, herbs and slight caramel. On the palate clear and elegant, great spicy minerality, fresh and fruity, citrus and grapefruits peel. Smooth and citrussy-spicy finish. Very delicious!
2018 - Westhofener Riesling trocken
From the „Morstein“ vineyard - defined a Premier Cru („aus ersten Lagen“). Very good complexity, pretty huge for a wine in this price range. In the nose lots of limestone, pepper and firestone. On the palate deep spiciness, beautiful acidity, slight tannins, deep, apple and quince. Finishes surprisingly long, lots of spices and firestone, Eunice, citrus peel and salt.
2016 - Niersteiner Riesling trocken
In the nose fresh citrus and grapefruit flavors mix with herbal elements like camomile and spicy pepper notes, great minerality, slight tropical fruit notes of sweet melon, on the palate spicy red slate minerality, crisp and powerful acidity, nice herbs, long grapefruit finish.
2018 - Riesling “Vom Kalkstein” trocken
Freshness, tension and lightness in the nose, citrus and white pepper. On the palate racy and fresh, lively acidity, juicy fruit, backing yeast notes, apricots. Finishes with exiting tension, pepper and citrus peel.