Kruger Rumpf - Riesling Spatlese Abtei 1937 Erste Gewachs 2018

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Wonderful aromas of wild herbs as well as mineral notes show the Riesling abbey in the nose and on the palate. A little lemon, grapefruit and flint grind the spicy minerality of this steep Riesling.

It’s a south facing site in Bingerbrück in Rupertsburg, the most northern, south facing site in the Nahe. It’s the same exposition as the Rheingau and quite steep. Soils here are a very particular kind of metamorphic rock called Phyllite, which is basically mica inflected slate. This soil is also present in Rauenthal in the Rheingau. Part of the vineyard was planted in 1937 and this is the section that the EL wine comes from. The rest is declassed into a wine named for the soil type.

Vinified in large oak and entirely from vines planted in 1937, the 2018 Bingerbrück Abtei Rupertsberg Riesling trocken Prestige ("Abtei 1937") is exclusively bottled for Skurnik's Terry Theise collection. Bottled in July this year, the wine offers a very delicate and clear, slightly oaky bouquet of ripe and elegant fruit aromas. Round and textured on the palate, this is a full-bodied and persistently intense, well-structured dry Riesling that isn't as austere and crystalline as the "German" standard version and delivers a certain richness with fine tannins. Rating: 91+

 

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91+

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Producer	Kruger Rumpf
Country	Germany
Region	Nahe
Varietal	Riesling
Vintage	2018
Sku	17866
Size	750ml