Ökonomierat Rebholz | Pfalz | Kastanienbusch Riesling GG | 2023 | 1500ml | bio

Description

Product description for Ökonomierat Rebholz Kastanienbusch Riesling GG 2023 (bio)

Information about the Wine

West of the town of Birkweiler lies the “Kastanienbusch” vineyard on the edge of a valley basin, where it is protected from the cool winds blowing from the Palatinate Forest. Characterized by the iron-rich Oberrotliegend (Upper Rotliegend) soil, this vineyard, at 320 meters above sea level, is the highest GG vineyard in the Palatinate. The vineyard, made up of loose granite, slate, and melaphyre deposits, has a gradient of 30 to 35%. The Rebholz plots belong to the original plot of the Kastanienbusch vineyard. The wine was vinified after destemming and a 24-hour maceration period. After preliminary clarification and natural sedimentation, fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks and a six-month aging on the fine lees.

Colour

Bright lemon yellow

Nose

Rebholz’ Kastanienbusch 2023 is the best young vintage of this wine I’ve had in my glass so far. Its aroma displays plenty of spice, plenty of rock, blond tobacco, and ripe lemons, blood oranges, and grapefruit with peel. It also appears slightly grapey, rich in extract, and herbal with thyme, nettle, and calendula.

Palate

On the palate, the Kastanienbusch is quite juicy, almost drinkable, and open with white-fleshed fruit and citrus notes. The acid structure is typical of 2023, both generous and exciting. Towards the finish, the Riesling becomes increasingly taut, with a slight extract grip on the palate and exuberant minerality and saltiness. The chestnut bush appears cool, but not at all forbidding, somehow delicate, despite its superpower. It’s a great wine, that much is already clear!

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