Kühling-Gillot Riesling Niersteiner trocken 2017

White
Rheinhessen, Germany
7.2
WineSaint

Crushed oyster shell and white pepper aromatics open to a palate of striking mineral intensity. The acidity cuts like a blade, carrying chalky, almost austere fruit through a finish that seems to echo the red slate soils. Tightly coiled and uncompromising. This needs time to soften its edges.

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Label

Kühling-Gillot

Kühling-Gillot is a Rheinhessen estate centred on the red-slope grands crus of Nierstein and Nackenheim, producing dry Rieslings of precision and structural grip from some of the region's most distinguished sites.