WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
Stagård’s iteration of this site is much less dominant than Nikolaihof’s, but no less complex. Instead of oxidation to balance the intensity of the site, Urban preserves the freshness with spontaneous fermentation in steel. The result is a yin-yang riesling possessing intensity and elegance, depth and lift, concentration and utter drinkability.
Fermented spontaneously, with berries, in stainless steel after 48 hour maceration. Aged 12 months in stainless, 10 months on gross lees and berries.
TASTING NOTES:
The yellow-grapefruit aroma is striking, but the deep mineral core of this sleek and haughty beauty is what it’s all about. This will need quite some time to show itself fully, but you need to wait many years for Château Margaux, too! Very long, pure and precise finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drinkable now, but best from 2023.
- James Suckling, 94 pts.
