93 Robert Parker
The 2018 Riesling represents the warm vintage with very clean and precise, almost Mediterranean lemon fruit intermingled with notes of laurel, white peach, apricot kernel and crushed stones. It's concentrated but juicy and elegant. The wine is crystal clear, remarkably finessed and rather light on the palate, with less texture than the wines from 2019 to 2021 but with fine, ripe acidity and a clear and cleansing, stimulating saline finish. This is a remarkably light and filigreed Riesling that is already very stimulating due to its purity and salinity, yet it is less dense and complex than the 2019. 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in March 2024.
The 2018 Riesling represents the warm vintage with very clean and precise, almost Mediterranean lemon fruit intermingled with notes of laurel, white peach, apricot kernel and crushed stones. It's concentrated but juicy and elegant. The wine is crystal clear, remarkably finessed and rather light on the palate, with less texture than the wines from 2019 to 2021 but with fine, ripe acidity and a clear and cleansing, stimulating saline finish. This is a remarkably light and filigreed Riesling that is already very stimulating due to its purity and salinity, yet it is less dense and complex than the 2019. 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in March 2024.