JAMES SUCKLING - 93 POINTS Very attractive open nose with a wide spectrum of ripe stone fruits plus a whiff of flint adding excitement. Stunning fruit with a mineral elegance to match it on the mouth-filling yet fresh finish. Complex savory and salty finish. Nearly all this cuvee comes from the Gaisbohl GG site. Mostly wild-fermented in large neutral oak. From biodynamically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
WINE ADVOCATE 92 POINTS From the Gaisböhl (80%) and Nussbien (20%), so from deeper, more clayish soils, and predominantly vinified in large oak casks, the golden-yellow colored 2022 Ruppertsberg Village opens with a deep and spicy/mineral, maybe still a bit more reductive, in any case darker-toned bouquet compared to the Wachenheimer. Very elegant and refined on the palate, this is a medium to full-bodied, lush and intense Riesling trocken with lively, crystalline Buntsandstein acidity and a saline finish. This wine has a remarkably elegant and refined mouthfeel and long-lingering salinity. It's impressive, but it needs a while to open up. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted at the domaine in November 2023. Stephan Reinhardt.
WINE ADVOCATE 92 POINTS From the Gaisböhl (80%) and Nussbien (20%), so from deeper, more clayish soils, and predominantly vinified in large oak casks, the golden-yellow colored 2022 Ruppertsberg Village opens with a deep and spicy/mineral, maybe still a bit more reductive, in any case darker-toned bouquet compared to the Wachenheimer. Very elegant and refined on the palate, this is a medium to full-bodied, lush and intense Riesling trocken with lively, crystalline Buntsandstein acidity and a saline finish. This wine has a remarkably elegant and refined mouthfeel and long-lingering salinity. It's impressive, but it needs a while to open up. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted at the domaine in November 2023. Stephan Reinhardt.
