A side trip up the Ruwer and Saar Valleys shows success there, too.
von HÖVEL
2020 (Kanzem) Hörecker Riesling GG Auction
Pure, deep peach aromas in nose. Light, pure, nervy, penetrating. 94/A
KARTHÄUSERHOF
2019 (Eitelsbach) Karthäuserhofberg Riesling GG
Lean, reductive, nervy, grapefruit, penetrating. 93+/A
Reichsgraf von KESSELSTATT
2020 (Kaseler) Nies’chen Riesling GG
This is a wine with beguiling, complex aromas and flavors centering around quince and incipient peach. The wine is light and floats in the mouth. If there were a bit more pronounced acidity to tighten the loose structure, the wine would be sensational. Cork closure. 12.0% stated alcohol. Last digits of A.P. Nr.: 27 21. 91/A-
MAXIMIN GRÜNHAUS/ von SCHUBERT
2020 (Mertesdorf-Maximin Grünhaus) Abtsberg Riesling GG Incipient apricot nose and mouth, medium weight, good length. 93/A
2020 (Mertesdorf-Maximin Grünhaus) Bruderberg Riesling GG
Incipient peach fruit in nose and mouth, reductive, medium-weight. 93/A
2020 (Mertesdorf-Maximin Grünhaus) Herrenberg Riesling GG
Incipient peach, but still very young. Medium-light body, good acidity. 93+/A
van VOLXEM
2020 (Kanzem) Altenberg Riesling GG
Acidic, pure, nervy, wiry, medium-light, steely. 93/A
2020 (Wiltingen) Gottesfuss Riesling GG
Saline nose. Medium-weight, dense, driving, steely, austere. 94/A
2020 (Wiltingen) Volz Riesling GG
Extremely austere, can’t judge for the moment. ?