Peter Jakob Kuhn Riesling Oestrich Quartzit 2022

Name: Peter Jakob Kuhn Riesling Oestrich Quartzit 2022
Brand: Peter Jakob Kuhn
SKU: WWEPETERJAK3
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About this Wine

Color
Bright golden yellow with green reflections

Nose
The VDP.Ortswein from Oestrich bears the epithet Quarzit. For years, this bottling has been an example of the quality of the winery and the name keeps its promise. The finest Riesling fruit meets Kühn's herbal breeze full of energy. Green apple, kaffir lime, white peach and grapefruit duel for fruit supremacy. The finest herbs exert powerful pressure on the fruit. Lemon balm, sage, chervil, parsley and mint are clearly and loudly represented. White pepper and roasted fennel seeds slowly flow out of the glass. It is reminiscent of herbal infusions and slowly builds up floral accents in white and yellow colouring. A piece of nature in the context of a classic Rheingau.

Palate
On the palate, it pushes directly and brutally. Enormously energetic and full of tension. The Kühn family has mastered this intense feel for years. Dense, compact, great mouthfeel with the same level of fruit, elegance and length. All extremes are in perfect balance with each other. The stone shows itself again in cool, taut form. Pure Riesling in the interpretation of its creator. So much happens while drinking that the flavours initially fade into the distance. Fruit and herbs are perfectly emphasised in the finish.

Type	White Wine
Varietal(s)	Riesling
Country	Germany
Region	Rheingau
Brand	Peter Jakob Kuhn
Vintage	2022

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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