2020 Riesling Zilliken, Saar (Mosel), Germany. Did you already have a Riesling truly enchant you? Today I had that experience with this wine from Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken. This was a second time with this wine, the first time was at the winery a few months ago.
The Winemaking
It struck me that the wines ferment in old large barrels, not in stainless steel tanks. Few wineries do this. Allowing a little bit of micro oxidation avoids reductive notes in the nose. Furthermore, this ads to the complexity of the wine. It also adds to the complexity (and costs) of the winemaking. The old barrels are stored in two underground stories, below the building of the winery. The barrels do not give any wooden aromas to the wine. The inside is covered with cristals of tartaric acid, so that the wine doesn’t really touch the wood. Even if it did, the barrels are so old that any aromas of the oak will have vanished and washed out.
The Wine
A straw colored wine. You take a sniff and are almost overwhelmed with those complex and delicious aromas that are so typical for a Riesling that shows first signs of maturity. You sense grapefruit, apricot, peach, and this lovely petrol note of Riesling with some maturity. Very nice, and makes you long for the first sip. On the palate, the 2020 Riesling Zilliken is semi-sweet, but its expressive acidity lets you think that you have a wine with a lot less residual sugar in your mouth. Light on alcohol, only 9%, with medium body. The acidity and the residual sugar play with each other in your mouth – and you don’t care who wins. A lovely experience, only Riesling does this in this perfection. This wine is truly delicious, and enchanting. TBM 93 points.
Recommended for @cave.prime.
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