Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier
Mölsheim Riesling
Rheinhessen, Germany
Unusual nose for a riesling, ripe boned fruit, quince, butter, nutmeg, beautiful acidity, body and freshness.
Unusual nose for a riesling, ripe boned fruit, quince, butter, nutmeg, beautiful acidity, body and freshness.
Mar 14th, 2024
Honeysuckle, peach,, ripe and mineral nose. Juicy and so complex and energetic. Really nice. No formal notes.
Honeysuckle, peach,, ripe and mineral nose. Juicy and so complex and energetic. Really nice. No formal notes.
Oct 27th, 2023Electric! No formal notes.
Electric! No formal notes.
Jun 24th, 2023A brilliant vintage for this. Honeyed apricots, limestone, baked apple, honeysuckle, so aromatic and ripe but also tense and mineral. Palate is ripe, rich and honeyed but has dazzling purity and freshness and a nougat character to the wine. Mouthwatering and perfectly balanced. Brilliant! As this airs it’s getting much more grip and structure. Really dense and mineral but also honeyed and opulent. Multifaceted.
A brilliant vintage for this. Honeyed apricots, limestone, baked apple, honeysuckle, so aromatic and ripe but also tense and mineral. Palate is ripe, rich and honeyed but has dazzling purity and freshness and a nougat character to the wine. Mouthwatering and perfectly balanced. Brilliant! As this airs it’s getting much more grip and structure. Really dense and mineral but also honeyed and opulent. Multifaceted.
May 3rd, 2023Wow. Stunning. Bruised peach. All fruit skins. Stunning. Purity. The acidity. drool worthy. Along. There is fruit but it’s juuuuuuuuuust ripe. Holy shit is a 9.6.
Wow. Stunning. Bruised peach. All fruit skins. Stunning. Purity. The acidity. drool worthy. Along. There is fruit but it’s juuuuuuuuuust ripe. Holy shit is a 9.6.
Aug 16th, 2022
Haunting florals. Just wild nose. Honeysuckle, some clove and allspice. Palate is nimble but concentrated.
Haunting florals. Just wild nose. Honeysuckle, some clove and allspice. Palate is nimble but concentrated.
Jun 27th, 2022Maybe the most delicious and important German Riesling we sell! And 2020 continues the streak of brilliance! Nose of nougat, minerals, apricot and herbs. So good. So stanky. Even some sponti this year! So clean and just amazing serene depth on the nose. Palate is just stunning. Tangy, citrus infused and honeyed with excellent clarity and finesse. Really wonderful finesse here. Lovely minerality and a stunning combo of skeletal purity and structure with a honeyed richness. No one can do that juxtaposition better than Battenfeld. Wonderful wonderful wonderful. Superb wine with wonderful juiciness and just so engaging.
Maybe the most delicious and important German Riesling we sell! And 2020 continues the streak of brilliance! Nose of nougat, minerals, apricot and herbs. So good. So stanky. Even some sponti this year! So clean and just amazing serene depth on the nose. Palate is just stunning. Tangy, citrus infused and honeyed with excellent clarity and finesse. Really wonderful finesse here. Lovely minerality and a stunning combo of skeletal purity and structure with a honeyed richness. No one can do that juxtaposition better than Battenfeld. Wonderful wonderful wonderful. Superb wine with wonderful juiciness and just so engaging.
Sep 14th, 2021
Fun to watch how this has progressed, its shed some primary baby fat, but that structure and teeth clenching acid is still there. Lovely
Fun to watch how this has progressed, its shed some primary baby fat, but that structure and teeth clenching acid is still there. Lovely
Jan 5th, 2020I had a note. It was Delectabled. This was awesome. 18 is awesome.
I had a note. It was Delectabled. This was awesome. 18 is awesome.
Nov 28th, 2019Wow. This wine is so great. I’ve had dozens of bottles at this point and it just performs! What a nose. Honeydew melon, honey, apricot, spice, mineral, limestone, ripe and juicy, so linear and clean. Complex and mineral and with staggering elegance and purity. Delicious and cerebral. So elegant. Make that finish a bit longer and add some complexity and you got a GG. A true baby GG. Young vines Hergott.
Wow. This wine is so great. I’ve had dozens of bottles at this point and it just performs! What a nose. Honeydew melon, honey, apricot, spice, mineral, limestone, ripe and juicy, so linear and clean. Complex and mineral and with staggering elegance and purity. Delicious and cerebral. So elegant. Make that finish a bit longer and add some complexity and you got a GG. A true baby GG. Young vines Hergott.
May 3rd, 2019