Christmann | Pfalz | Königsbacher IDIG Riesling Grosses Gewächs | 2022 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Christmann Königsbacher IDIG Riesling Grosses Gewächs 2022 (bio)

Information about the Wine

The Idig is one of the most exquisite vineyards in the Palatinate. Due to the monopoly-like ownership of the Christmann family, it represents the heart of the estate. The wines produced here are among the style-defining wines of the Großes Gewächs category and are celebrated worldwide year after year. As the court estate of the Palatinate Electors, our then stately vineyard was first documented in the 14th century. The monopoly size of 4 hectares in a prime location, an absolute uniqueness, is due to the over 400 years of ownership by the Counts Palatine. The vineyard slopes steeply to the south-southeast by Palatinate standards. However, a gentle wind constantly blows down from the Stabenberg through the Klausental valley, whose drying effect keeps the grapes healthy for a long time. The Idig rests on a mighty limestone massif, which was formed from limestone deposits after the collapse of the Upper Rhine Graben in the Tertiary period. The topsoil consists of terra fusca, which was formed from limestone and clay. The topsoil contains countless limestones, but also some basalt, which was brought to the vineyard from the Forster Pechsteinkopf by the von Buhl family, the owners at the time, around 150 years ago.

Vineyard Information

100% selective hand-harvesting into small boxes, spontaneous fermentation in large wooden barrels.

Colour

Intense, bright golden yellow.

Nose

The 2022 Königsbacher Idig Riesling Großes Gewächs is still very closed in its youth, but the limestone soil on which it grew is clearly noticeable on the nose. You get the impression of a whiff of mussel shells and sea breeze in the nose, which, after a longer opening, mingle with ethereal citrus and herbal notes and the haunting aroma of linden blossoms and acacia. As usual, after a day of opening, the Idig fascinates with subtle aromas reminiscent of wild raspberry and cassis.

Palate

Precise and clear, it hits the tongue with vibrant acidity and salty minerality, embedded in a dense framework of fruit and depth. A wine that needs time to unfold in its full glory, and one that should be given this time. Those with patience will be rewarded in a few years with a wine that, in terms of complexity and finesse, will be ranked among the world’s great white wines. A true monument of a great Riesling from the Palatinate, from Germany, and the world! If you want to enjoy it now, be sure to decant it and serve it not too cold in a sufficiently large glass.

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