Michael Andres | Pfalz | Kieselberg -N- | 2021 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Michael Andres Kieselberg -N- 2021 (bio)

Info

The wines of the N series represent an experimental and highly creative playground for Michael Andres. Small batches here experience maximum freedom and time in every process. Spontaneous fermentation and no applied filtration unite them all. N stands for Natural, No Filtration, No Limits, and Next Level. This parcel belonging to Michael Andres is located in the Deidesheim Kieselberg, in the cooler part, close to the forest. It is fermented spontaneously in a tonneau, where malolactic fermentation also takes place. The wine matures on the full lees until June 2022. Minimal sulphur is used during bottling.

Colour

Sparkling lemon yellow with light and green reflections

Nose

The nose alternates directly between crisp fruit and fresh herbs from the garden. Grapefruit, lemon, and mirabelle plum fight for dominance on the nose. Chervil, parsley, lemon balm, and sorrel immediately exert pressure from the background. Fine vegetal notes are reminiscent of freshly shaved fennel and a hint of anise. It appears cool and completely at peace. A sleeping giant that will yet reveal its great aromatic potential.

Palate

It then gains momentum on the palate. The aromas of the nose come to the fore in a similar way. It appears silky-cool, enormously elegant, and very finely chiseled. The acidity structure moderates alongside fruit and cool finesse. It lives up to its name primarily with its fine, but not brutal, minerality on the palate. This leaves plenty of room for contemporary cuisine and leaves you wanting more. Slender and delicate, it flows across the palate, yet not an unnecessary gram too much on the hips. Pure lightness with aromatic density.

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Wine Advocate

Score: 93

From a plot close to the forest and aged on the full lees until June last year in aged tonneaux, the 2021 Kieselberg Riesling –N– offers a concentrated, very intense and saline nose with tonic grapefruit and apricot aromas. Round, lush and savory on the palate, this is a full-bodied, intense and powerful, pure and saline Riesling from 12-year-old massal selections from Alsace. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in June 2023.
Stephan Reinhardt

Producer website: https://www.andres-wein.de/en/