Wittmann Riesling Westhofener Aulerde Grosses Gewächs 2017
White
Rheinhessen, Germany
7.6
WineSaint
Bright citrus and orchard aromatics, lemon curd, white peach, a trace of quince, with a vivid streak of chalk and wet stone running underneath. The texture is polished and precise, lean without being austere, with the Aulerde's limestone character keeping everything anchored and focused through a long, clean finish. Accessible now, but the structure and concentration here suggest another decade-plus of rewarding development.
lemon curdwhite peachchalkwet stone
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.