Koehler-Ruprecht
Kallstadter Saumagen Auslese Trocken Riesling
Pfalz, Germany
Fascinating - KR uses pradikat levels of ripeness despite being in the Pfalz. One reason they left the VDP. This is otherworldly delicious and complex with an oily texture. Seek this out. Appreciate the info @idtt
Fascinating - KR uses pradikat levels of ripeness despite being in the Pfalz. One reason they left the VDP. This is otherworldly delicious and complex with an oily texture. Seek this out. Appreciate the info @idtt
Aug 5th, 2021
This is some salty Riesling. Saline. Iodine. Fuller bodied with citrus and slate. Long finish that seemed lightly oxidative. Definitely Trocken.
This is some salty Riesling. Saline. Iodine. Fuller bodied with citrus and slate. Long finish that seemed lightly oxidative. Definitely Trocken.
Nov 5th, 2020
You have to give credit where credit is due. Since Bernd left, KR has admittedly been in the shadow of it's past. But this 16' is proof that KR's back. Stronger than ever! Dominik and Franzi has nailed it. This is one of those "fuck me" wines. It shows Saumagen's hedonistic nature, although leashed by searing acidity and confounding weightlessness.
The minerality is overwhelming. You can smell it and taste nothing but it. Flowers, exotic fruits, and cream on the nose too. Lengthy delicate finish. If I had anything to complain, it would be that the weight almost entirely derives from phenolic grip atm. It needs time, lots of it to sing at its full potential.
NB: Had this twice this year. Next up - Auslese trocken R!
You have to give credit where credit is due. Since Bernd left, KR has admittedly been in the shadow of it's past. But this 16' is proof that KR's back. Stronger than ever! Dominik and Franzi has nailed it. This is one of those "fuck me" wines. It shows Saumagen's hedonistic nature, although leashed by searing acidity and confounding weightlessness.
The minerality is overwhelming. You can smell it and taste nothing but it. Flowers, exotic fruits, and cream on the nose too. Lengthy delicate finish. If I had anything to complain, it would be that the weight almost entirely derives from phenolic grip atm. It needs time, lots of it to sing at its full potential.
NB: Had this twice this year. Next up - Auslese trocken R!
