Once again, two years with acidity too gentle to make truly great Silvaners, but some attractive ones for near- and medium-term drinking.
JULIUSSPITAL WÜRZBURG
2019 (Iphofen) Julius-Echter-Berg Silvaner GG
Intense, round, mineral, deep, with good acidity. 92/A
Horst SAUER
2020 (Escherndorf) Am Lumpen 1655 Silvaner GG
Pear nose. Round, pure, mineral, long. 91/A-
Rainer SAUER
2020 (Escherndorf) Am Lumpen 1655 Silvaner GG
Mineral, fresh, pure, energetic. 92/A
Egon SCHÄFFER
2019 (Escherndorf) Am Lumpen 1655 Silvaner GG
Restrained, mineral, clearly not a high acid year. Drink young, but enjoyable. 90/B+
SCHLOSS SOMMERHAUSEN
2019 (Sommerhausen) Steinbach Altenberg 1172 Silvaner GG Floral, mineral nose. Round, pure, mineral. 91/A-
SCHMITT’S KINDER
2020 (Randersacker) Pfülben Silvaner GG
Pure, round (a bit of residual sugar), mineral, attractive for current drinking. 91/A-
STÖRRLEIN KRENIG
2019 (Randersacker) Hohenroth Silvaner GG
Round, I can taste a bit of residual sugar, a bit of burn, but still pleasing for minerality. 88/B-
Hans WIRSCHING
2019 (Iphofen) Julius-Echter-Berg Silvaner GG
Stony, mineral nose. Moderate acidity, medium-weight, elegant, long, mineral and stony in mouth. 92/A
2019 (Iphofen) Kammer Silvaner GG
Very mineral, silvery, enough acidity for some edginess, medium-weight. 92/A
ZEHNTHOF LUCKERT
2020 (Sulzfeld) Maustal Silvaner GG
Round (the wines go through malolactic fermentation here), mineral, pure, perhaps could use a bit more energy. 90/B+