Why do I take gambles on Chardonnay when wines like this are so reliable and nerves of steel. — 6 months ago
Wow. Pop and pour: wanted to see the energy up front, but will follow over a couple of days. On the nose: amazing intensity; electric lemon, ripe peach, stone for days, maybe even a hint of reduction. On the palate: acidity is crackling with intensity. Reminds me up front of 2021 Wittmann, but the elegance reigns supreme with some time open. This is extremely youthful now, but spectacular. — 2 months ago
This is ridiculously good, although fairly simple.
Lemon and lemon zest on the nose, white peach, some very subtle petroly notes too. The palate is very acid driven but in a good way. The acid drive is massive as one could expect with dry German rieslings, but the palate is very balanced, with lemony touches, and even lemon curd. There is a tiny bit of bitterness toward the end, reminiscent of the zesty scents that blossomed on the nose. It's not complex, it's certainly not a great wine, but it's very well done and gives instant, true to type pleasure. Organic wine. — 8 months ago
Unscrew and pour. Amazing intensity. On the nose: guava cotton candy, lemon oil, grilled hazelnut. On the palate: amazing acidity and density: grapefruit pith, a touch of underripe pineapple, meyer lemon, loads of wet stone, long finish. Far and away my best btl so far, and maybe a tick forward evolution-wise? — 4 months ago
Slight effervescence, high acid, lemon — 9 months ago
Pop and pour. Fascinating. Entirely unlike any rendition of Kirchspiel from this producer that I have ever tasted. On the nose: peach, ripe guava, and a strong coffee/toast note, vaguely reminiscent of von Winning's Pechstein. On the palate more as expected: lovely acidity, amazing density, light lemon cotton candy, followed by dense lemon oil and lime. Lovely contrast, and an elegant tangy finish. Yum! — 10 months ago
Jakub Kalinowski
1Apricot & some white peach, pure & crisp. V. Linear on the palate with zippy acidity, broader & more fruity on the mid palate with some peach & green pineapple. And then zippy mineral linear & long finish. Very, very good. — 17 days ago