2017 Riesling Scharzhofberger GG

extraprima 95 | Parker 93 | Galloni 92 | Suckling 94 |

weltberühmte Grosses Gewächs-Lage

Der Wiltinger Scharzhofberg ist eine der berühmtesten Grosses Gewächs-Lagen Deutschlands. Bei Van Volxem werden gleich zwei Grosse Gewächse daraus erzeugt. Dem einfachen Scharzhofberger Grosses Gewächs mit feinsten, mineralreichen, Blauschiefer und dem Scharzhofberger P Grosses Gewächs aus der historischen Lage Pergentsknopp. Der 2017er Scharzhofberger zeigt sich satt und süß im Duft, mit hoher Intensität und Fülle, sehr opulent und kraftvoll. Rassig und klar im Mund, mit spannungsgeladener, kraftvoller Säure, konzentrierter Frucht und ausgezeichneter Tiefe.

spannungsgeladen, konzentriert und tiefgründig

Parker 93 | The 2017 Scharzhofberger Riesling GG opens with a ripe, concentrated, flinty, herbal and lemon-scented bouquet of crushed stones and ethereal perfume notes. Lush and intense on the palate, this is a concentrated, powerful and very intense but also structured and tonic Scharzhofberger that needs some years in the bottle to soften its edges—or at least a day or two in the open bottle. The aftertaste is pure and compact, with lots of crushed stones and lemons. This wine is, as always, asking for patience but will certainly deliver!

dieser Riesling fragt immer nach Geduld

Galloni 92 | Chervil, fennel and oregano are accompanied on the nose by suggestions of white peach that are – in a departure from several other Van Volxem 2017s – at least as much about the flesh of the fruit as about its pit. The feel is subtly silken; there is a welcome generosity of fruit juiciness; and the buoyant finish – at just 12% alcohol – is admirably transparent to a shimmering wealth of herbal, stony, saline and smoky nuances. I don’t disagree with some of my German counterparts who have pointed out that this is a more approachable and agreeable Grosses Gewächs than several of its immediate siblings. I just don’t agree with them that these are grounds for downgrading!

generöse, fruchtbetonte Saftigkeit

Suckling 94 | Slightly funky, but there are attractive floral notes, too. Much sleeker and racier than the other 2017 GGs from here with a long, crystalline finish of considerable complexity. Drink or hold.

kristalliner Nachhall mit guter Komplexität

12,0 % | Bis 2032 | Rebsorte: 100 % Riesling | Herkunft: Wiltingen, Saar | Boden: roter Devonschiefer-Verwitterungsboden, vulkanischer Quarzporphyr | Klassifikation: Grosses Gewächs