2020 Wagner Stempel Hollberg GG Riesling Trocken

Highly Rated
Mineral, complex and built to last, this is an intense, powerful dry Riesling from the Rheinhessen.
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If top-notch German Riesling is what you're looking for, look no further.

The fruit in this wine comes from the Hollberg Vineyard, from the oldest and best vines. These old vines give intensely flavoured fruit, filled with peaches and other stone fruits, while the acidity remains zingy and racy.

There's an overt mineral thread to this wine, too, making for a mouth-wateringly good drop. Will definitely continue to reward in the cellar.

97 Points - "What a stunning nose of ripe white and yellow peach, pineapple and grapefruit with a slew of spicy and herbal notes! But that barely prepares you for the breathtaking interplay of super-mineral acidity and the spectacular fruit. All of this is underlined by wonderful salinity that makes this riesling GG almost supernaturally refreshing. So uplifting at the precise and vibrant finish! From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold." - James Suckling

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Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
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    Sinclair W.
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    1 year ago
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Stempel Schtorms der Temple!

    This is a wine that will secure your introduction into the Honourable League of Hanseatic Schtiffie Grippers. I found it was at its impressive best on the third day open and the minerality was really a delightful part of the finish. I think an 'Outstanding' rating could be justified but I will hold just this side of that rating, for reasons that are not all together clear to me - I guess it is a general hesitation about handing out that rating unless the case is overwhelming.

    Chalky texture aside, I love the sense of a rich, ripe tropical fruit salad and sorbet that is held in check by gorgeous acidity. I am put in mind of the sensational, elite wines of Keller, but at a fraction of the price.

    One feels that this is the wine that the Saxon Guard de Corps drank at Borodino, before smashing through the Russian lines and taking the Raevsky Redoubt, as part of Thielman's cavalry corps. They had to push their horses through the gun embrasures and then began the work of butchering the very brave Russian gunners and garrison. It is always worth remembering that Napoleon had very loyal allies amongst the more progressive German states, of which Saxony was one. The Rhinelanders (including the Mosel) were also generally strong suporters. Russia was, of course, unspeakably reactionary and was funded by English subsidies. Some things change, some things stay the same. The English still meddle and the Russian state is still vastly reactionary. At any rate, I would happily fight under…

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Clear light yellow color. Intense and complex fragrance with hints of peach, apricot and mango, highlighted with floral notes of jasmine and acacia. Dry, fresh and animating acidity, concise mineral body, high volume with great length and good balance

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Riesling
Country Germany
Region Rheinhessen
Feature High Score
Organic
Reviewed By James Suckling
Critic Score 97
Alcohol 13%
Size 16
Vintage 2020
Closure Cork

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