There is fantastic tension between the Amalfi lemon and peachy aromas, before you even get to the super-mineral acidity that gives this tremendous drive on the super-focused, medium-bodied palate. Then comes a stunning combination of melted butter character and crystalline acidity. Sustainable with FairChoice certification. Drink from release. Screw cap.

The 2022 Rüdesheim Berg Rottland GG VDP.Grosse Lage opens with a deep, intense yet also refined and elegant Rottland bouquet of ripe and warm, well-concentrated and spicy fruits intermingled with intense terroir notes of clayish slate with quartzite and loess. On the palate, this is a full-bodied yet finessed and elegant, pure and saline Berg Rottland with a stimulating, savory and saline finish carried by the fine, crystalline and persistently saline and stimulating acidity. More austere than the Rieslings from the central and upper Rheingau, this is a classical Riesling from one of the top sites in Rüdesheim that has been cultivated with vines for more than 1,000 years. 13% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted in September 2024. - Stephan Reinhardt

The 2022 Riesling Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland Grosses Gewächs comes with a sense of stone and orange peel on the nose. The palate is slender, stony, precise, full of citric verve and absolutely concentrated. Its inner vivid zestiness radiates freshness and makes the mouth water and tingle. This has both grandeur and elegance. Wow. (Bone-dry) -- Anne Krebiehl MW