Topflight wines here, although nothing to challenge the great Künstlers in the previous post.
DIEFENHARDT
2019 (Martinsthal) Langenberg Riesling GG
Pure, deep, elegant, perfumed apricot; this is a rich wine with somewhat soft structure — I’d drink it young. 92/A
Hessische Staatsweingüter KLOSTER EBERBACH
2019 (Rauenthal) Baikenkopf Riesling GG
Dense, a little tar, deep, needs time. Perhaps a little short on structure? 91(+?)/A-
2019 (Erbach) Marcobrunn Riesling GG
Marcobrunn animality in nose. Medium-weight, some plum fruit, but still rather closed for now. 92(+?)/A
Jakob JUNG
2020 (Erbach) Hohenrain Riesling GG
Dense, deep, pure, intense, edgy, and spicy. 93(+)/A
2019 (Erbach) Siegelsberg Riesling GG
Yellow plum, still rather restrained. good power, penetration. Needs a few years in bottle. 93(+)/A
Baron KNYPHAUSEN
2020 (Erbach) Hohenrain Riesling GG
Spicy nose, some attractive earthiness. Medium-weight in mouth, good desnsity, stylized, with power. 92/A
von OETTINGER
2020 (Erbach) Hohenrain Riesling GG
Floral, perfumed nose. Medium-weight body, elegant, pure, floral, and lovely. 93(+)/A
2020 (Erbach) Marcobrunn Riesling GG
Intense, deep, pure, powerful. Good, sharp acidity with some Marcobrunn animality. Von Oettinger has taken this jewel over from the once-great Freiherr Langwerth von Simmern property and is doing an outstanding job with it. 94(+)/A
Robert WEIL
2020 (Kiedrich) Gräfenberg Riesling GG
Honeyed yellow plum nose — still rather closed. Good density, depth, very primary still, finesse, concentration. 94/A