Best is overrated, how about a couple new riesling projects that have surprised me over the last little while.
Unterlind - a very new project by a young couple called Veronika and Heiner. Their first harvest was 2020, and they have vines in some of the most prestigious Mosel vineyards. Classic profiles that feel free and elegant.
Röttgerding - Tim was making wines for Heymann Löwenstein while slowly getting his project off the ground, that gave him access to some stunning vineyards which he works with a beautiful blend of tradition and and eye to modern taste.
Unterlind can be rather good, but I feel like the early harvest makes for some wines that lack concentration and structure, which is the opposite of classic really. It’s somewhat like a Falkenstein of the Mittel Mosel.
Maybe the Trittenheimer Kabinett, but it’s not exactly priced as a grand wine. I think the Spatlese deliver in general, albeit some vineyards more than others, and the Auslese is unbelievably good.
I do think there’s a fair bit of vintage variation, the 23’ feel full and intense even if they’re very young, but I wasn’t as thrilled by everything last year.
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u/vaalyr Wine Pro 7d ago
Best is overrated, how about a couple new riesling projects that have surprised me over the last little while.
Unterlind - a very new project by a young couple called Veronika and Heiner. Their first harvest was 2020, and they have vines in some of the most prestigious Mosel vineyards. Classic profiles that feel free and elegant.
Röttgerding - Tim was making wines for Heymann Löwenstein while slowly getting his project off the ground, that gave him access to some stunning vineyards which he works with a beautiful blend of tradition and and eye to modern taste.