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Hohen-Sülzen Riesling

9.231 ratings
9.312 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

9.4

Oh man this is glorious. Honeyed nose with loads of limestone. Wow. Terrific acidity and so lean and incredible complexity and juiciness. Apricots and citrus fruits abound. Dense and juicy but so light on its feet. Stunning showing.

Oh man this is glorious. Honeyed nose with loads of limestone. Wow. Terrific acidity and so lean and incredible complexity and juiciness. Apricots and citrus fruits abound. Dense and juicy but so light on its feet. Stunning showing.

Jul 5th, 2018
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Big tropical nose. Also smells like the best bath salts ever. So clean and ripe and almost confectionary and floral. So complex. Juicy.

Big tropical nose. Also smells like the best bath salts ever. So clean and ripe and almost confectionary and floral. So complex. Juicy.

Jul 30th, 2017
Tom Casagrande

Fruitier than the last bottle I had about a year ago, but still with nice underlying minerality. Great purity and freshness. A joy to sniff and swig.

Fruitier than the last bottle I had about a year ago, but still with nice underlying minerality. Great purity and freshness. A joy to sniff and swig.

1 person found it helpfulJun 16th, 2016
Nicolas Owens

Very light gold color. Initial whiff of diesel gives way to faint call of lilac classic of riesling. Wonderfully tangy and chewy on the tongue. A powerhouse. Pork loin and kale salad beckons. Prost!

Very light gold color. Initial whiff of diesel gives way to faint call of lilac classic of riesling. Wonderfully tangy and chewy on the tongue. A powerhouse. Pork loin and kale salad beckons. Prost!

1 person found it helpfulMay 19th, 2016
Matthew Cohen

Drinking really well. Complex with great fruit and minerality.

Drinking really well. Complex with great fruit and minerality.

1 person found it helpfulDec 14th, 2015
Jordan Franceschini

Smokin'

1 person found it helpfulJul 28th, 2015
Dan Weisshaar

Big fan of this producer. This version, more affordable, I bought a case. Yumbo. Lovely with its own weight of Santa Barbara prawns. Mm mm mmmm.

Big fan of this producer. This version, more affordable, I bought a case. Yumbo. Lovely with its own weight of Santa Barbara prawns. Mm mm mmmm.

1 person found it helpfulJul 25th, 2015
Angelo Casagrande

Go Nonnewaug! Loads of piercing appley/citrusy fruit. Razor sharp and defined in the mouth. Great acids. Bottle's going fast . . .

Go Nonnewaug! Loads of piercing appley/citrusy fruit. Razor sharp and defined in the mouth. Great acids. Bottle's going fast . . .

1 person found it helpfulJul 23rd, 2015
Dan Weisshaar

Un tightened its sphincter at about 90 minutes. Then: epic citrus, fruit and minerality as expected from this glorious producer. Die, peasants

Un tightened its sphincter at about 90 minutes. Then: epic citrus, fruit and minerality as expected from this glorious producer. Die, peasants

1 person found it helpfulJun 19th, 2015
Keith Levenberg

Ripping texture with that youthful sizzle, but even though this feels bone-dry it's not that sharp, punishing style of trocken. There is nice, fleshy, melony fruit that even has a sort of gentle sauvignon blanc-type character in the leftovers the next day once that immediate sizzle calms down. Also while it's very mineral it's not dark Mosel slate, it's chalky and so clean and flowery you could make a bath soap out of it.

Ripping texture with that youthful sizzle, but even though this feels bone-dry it's not that sharp, punishing style of trocken. There is nice, fleshy, melony fruit that even has a sort of gentle sauvignon blanc-type character in the leftovers the next day once that immediate sizzle calms down. Also while it's very mineral it's not dark Mosel slate, it's chalky and so clean and flowery you could make a bath soap out of it.

1 person found it helpfulMay 6th, 2015