Wittmann Riesling Westhofener Morstein Auslese 2015
Dessert
Rheinhessen, Germany
7.2
WineSaint
Honeyed stonefruit and candied citrus peel create luxurious sweetness, but the wine feels heavy and one-dimensional. The palate shows impressive concentration yet lacks the mineral spine that defines Wittmann's finest Auslesen. Rich texture can't compensate for missing tension.
honeyed stonefruitcandied citrusmineralglycerol richness
Label
Wittmann
→One of Rheinhessen's benchmark estates, Wittmann works the limestone and loess slopes around Westhofen to produce dry Rieslings of real precision and age-worthiness, with a strong lineup of Grosse Gewächse from some of the region's most compelling sites.