Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Hohen-Sülzen Riesling

9.292 ratings
9.341 pro ratings
Rheinhessen, Germany
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

No formal notes. Love 2020. So classic and mineral. Huge wet earth nose that developed into a mineral nose with crystalline purity. Palate is round and electric at the same time. Some fruit but more mineral driven

No formal notes. Love 2020. So classic and mineral. Huge wet earth nose that developed into a mineral nose with crystalline purity. Palate is round and electric at the same time. Some fruit but more mineral driven

Feb 23rd, 2023
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Outrageous right now. So silky and a hint of petrol. Awesome texture and apricot on finish. Singing.

Outrageous right now. So silky and a hint of petrol. Awesome texture and apricot on finish. Singing.

Jan 22nd, 2023
Josh Morgenthau

Damn. Floral, confectionary, racy, good acid and minerals, great balance; airy but firm as hell.

Damn. Floral, confectionary, racy, good acid and minerals, great balance; airy but firm as hell.

Sep 30th, 2022
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

freak show of a nose. wow. confectionery. cotton candy. wow. best hohen sulzen nose. honey. The acidity is nuts. The angles. What a nose. This vintage was created for me. The sugar. These are so complex. Stunning. Finest Hohen Sulzen ever.

freak show of a nose. wow. confectionery. cotton candy. wow. best hohen sulzen nose. honey. The acidity is nuts. The angles. What a nose. This vintage was created for me. The sugar. These are so complex. Stunning. Finest Hohen Sulzen ever.

Aug 16th, 2022
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

What a great showing. Confectionery nose. Superb minerality. So complex. Apricot and peach skin. Just staggering minerality. Palate is bright and full of energy and so pure. Terrific acidity. Really long and clings to the palate. A brilliant showing. Wonderful texture. Outrageous.

What a great showing. Confectionery nose. Superb minerality. So complex. Apricot and peach skin. Just staggering minerality. Palate is bright and full of energy and so pure. Terrific acidity. Really long and clings to the palate. A brilliant showing. Wonderful texture. Outrageous.

Nov 12th, 2021
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

The new vintage at Battenfeld Spanier is always exciting. And 2020 is a doozy. Superb confectionary nose with kumquats, cotton candy, citrus, even more complex citrus and that tell tale limestone minerality. Really gorgeous penetrating minerality. So pure and deep. What a nose. I love love this wine. 2013 was our first ever white wine of the year. The vivid citrus character is really just gorgeous here. What a palate. A masterclass in elegance and skeletal structure. So clean, so mineral. Just washes your palate with minerals. Terrific inner mouth citrus aromas and also the tell tale vanilla extract and nougat flavors. Terrific energy and depth but what this really is about is the top top 1% finesse. A remarkable 1er Cru from Battenfeld Spanier. As it airs it gets sappier and juicier. But it retains this just monster finesse. Almost a 9.5. The finish is so clean and so pure. This is a stunning wine and unlike any Hohen Sulzen I’ve ever had.

Nose gets honeyed after air with Judy stunning and vivid fruit. Some papaya but juuuuuuust ripe. This is so good. Wow, that mineral wash combined with the gorgeous citrus fruit character is something else.

The new vintage at Battenfeld Spanier is always exciting. And 2020 is a doozy. Superb confectionary nose with kumquats, cotton candy, citrus, even more complex citrus and that tell tale limestone minerality. Really gorgeous penetrating minerality. So pure and deep. What a nose. I love love this wine. 2013 was our first ever white wine of the year. The vivid citrus character is really just gorgeous here. What a palate. A masterclass in elegance and skeletal structure. So clean, so mineral. Just washes your palate with minerals. Terrific inner mouth citrus aromas and also the tell tale vanilla extract and nougat flavors. Terrific energy and depth but what this really is about is the top top 1% finesse. A remarkable 1er Cru from Battenfeld Spanier. As it airs it gets sappier and juicier. But it retains this just monster finesse. Almost a 9.5. The finish is so clean and so pure. This is a stunning wine and unlike any Hohen Sulzen I’ve ever had.

Nose gets honeyed after air with Judy stunning and vivid fruit. Some papaya but juuuuuuust ripe. This is so good. Wow, that mineral wash combined with the gorgeous citrus fruit character is something else.

Sep 10th, 2021
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

What a wine. Confectionary beyond aromas. Wet rocks. Citrus. So beautiful. Crushed candied rock candy. Amazing palate. Super slathered by minerals. Tangerine. Lime. Super pure and concentrated. Elegant. Not sugary but spun sugary. Absurd mineralIty. Complex and concentrated. Insane drinkability. Airiness. So pure. So clean. So juicy. Harmonious. Best HZ ever. Elegant and harmonious. Long. Stunning. So pure. Hits every nook and cranny.

What a wine. Confectionary beyond aromas. Wet rocks. Citrus. So beautiful. Crushed candied rock candy. Amazing palate. Super slathered by minerals. Tangerine. Lime. Super pure and concentrated. Elegant. Not sugary but spun sugary. Absurd mineralIty. Complex and concentrated. Insane drinkability. Airiness. So pure. So clean. So juicy. Harmonious. Best HZ ever. Elegant and harmonious. Long. Stunning. So pure. Hits every nook and cranny.

Aug 19th, 2020
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Nose is rocking out of the gates. Smokey, spicey, marzipan, coconut, ginger, so good and unique. Chiseled and mineral. So elegant and fine. Wispy. Fresh and incisive with terrific finesse. Awesome energy and balance. Long mineral finish. Sappy.

Nose is rocking out of the gates. Smokey, spicey, marzipan, coconut, ginger, so good and unique. Chiseled and mineral. So elegant and fine. Wispy. Fresh and incisive with terrific finesse. Awesome energy and balance. Long mineral finish. Sappy.

Mar 26th, 2020
Rubychick

Again, honeyed, rich, limey gorgeousness. Summer feels ♥️

Again, honeyed, rich, limey gorgeousness. Summer feels ♥️

Dec 12th, 2019
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Unreal wine. Gorgeous nose. Honey, tangelo, confectionery aromas, perfumed and elegant, palate is elegant, mineral and honeyed, sappy and elegant. Complex. Really fine. Intensely flavored but also so fine. Long finish.

Unreal wine. Gorgeous nose. Honey, tangelo, confectionery aromas, perfumed and elegant, palate is elegant, mineral and honeyed, sappy and elegant. Complex. Really fine. Intensely flavored but also so fine. Long finish.

Oct 13th, 2019