2014 Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling
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Musky and faintly smoky fusil notes share the nose with intimations of peppery cress, bright Meyer lemon and white peach that go on to dominate the satiny mid-palate with cheek-tugging intensity. Cress-like nips along with crystalline and alkaline mineral impingements serve for vibratory invigoration while salinity serves for mouthwatering saliva-inducement in a terrifically persistent finish. There is an uncanny resemblance here to top-notch Chablis (though certainly having nothing to do with high active lime in the soil, because the Berg Rottland is dominated by slate and quartzite).
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Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
David Schildknecht, Vinous
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Deep and mineral with ripe, slightly spicy aromas on the well focused nose, the 2014 Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling is still closed on the palate; but it is still pure, racy and full of vibrancy with a lingering salinity. A mouthful of wine, very compact and well structured, this excellent Riesling should age for at least another 4-5 years. The botrytis of this cru (which is located close to the Rhine river) is completely sorted out and partly added to the Terra Montosa.