2019 Westhofen Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken, Rheinhessen, Germany

Very deep, cool and beguiling fine nose with noble citrus aromas, stone fruit, finest herbs and floral nuances, some yeast and abundant chalky minerality. Taut, almost cool, rather bright, very juicy fruit, lively acidity and plenty of grip of crumbly-sandy tannin, yeasty notes, emphatically chalky minerality, persistent and dense, almost sweet melting, floral and herbal tones, Lime and orange zest, a hint of black berries in the background, also a hint of bergamot, nutty hints, a little carbonic acid, bamboo shoots in the background, very good to long, firm, still very slightly rough finish with tension. Needs a lot of time

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