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Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – The 2021 Oestrich Riesling trocken Quarzit displays an intense golden-yellow color followed by an intense and concentrated bouquet with fine phenolic notes. Pure and enormously vital on the palate, this a long and tensioned, tight and textured Riesling from Oestrich. Fascinating again. Tasted at the domaine in August 2022.
About This Wine
The Oestricher “Quarzit” has its origins in the Oestricher Doosberg, Klosterberg and Lenchen locations. In the soil there is humus and partly clayey loess loam, which is interspersed with gray quartzite. The water flow in the Doosberg is optimal. The roots of the vines receive enough moisture and can still adequately supply the grapes even in the hot summer months.
Information about expansion
100% hand picking, gentle whole grape pressing, spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts, aging on the full yeast until the end of March in large wooden barrels and stainless steel tanks.
Color
Bright lemon yellow with green reflections.
Nose
The 2021 Riesling Quartzit exudes coolness, precision and freshness on the nose. Citrus, lime, green apple, but also quince and bergamot dance the dance, underpinned by the typical earthy, spicy and mineral components that we know from Kühn.
Palate
On the palate it provides invigorating freshness thanks to the complex acidity, which is beautifully embedded in the fruit melt. Its earthy and yeasty nature gives it complexity and makes it the perfect accompaniment to food. A wine that impresses with crystalline clarity and that will age wonderfully.
Feel free to decant at this stage or enjoy it from large glasses.
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Riesling |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Rheingau |
| Brand | Peter Jakob Kuhn |
| Vintage | 2021 |
About German Wines
Germany is the world’s northernmost fine wine producing region and thus requires its vines to endure some of the coldest temperatures. Fortunately, the country’s star variety, Riesling, does well in cooler climates and can survive even these freezing winters.
Germany Riesling is classified by ripeness at harvest which is also used to indicate the wine’s level of residual sugar. Picking earlier means the grapes have less time to ripen and the corresponding wines will be on the drier side; while picking later gives the grapes the opportunity full ripen and produce a lusciously sweet Riesling. The classifications from driest to sweetest: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein (ice wine). While not as common to age white wines outside of Chardonnay, top tier German Rieslings can be aged for decades.
Other notable white grape varieties produced in Germany include Müller-Thurgau (a cross between Riesling and Madelaine Royale in the search for varieties that could withstand the extreme temperatures), Grauburguner (Pinot Gris) and Weissburguner (Pinot Blanc). The cooler German climate leads to earlier harvesting in general and gives German wines a distinctive character of higher acidity.
Historically red wine has always been harder to produce in the German climate. However, Pinot Noir grown in slightly warmer pockets of the country, has been highly successful in recent times. Going by the German name, Spätburgunder, German Pinot Noir can be elegant, structured and have vibrant acidity.
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