Weltner

Hoheleite GG Riesling

9.416 ratings
9.57 pro ratings
Franken, 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
Matthew Cohen

BOOM. Great nose. Acid fruit mineral explosion on the palate. Long finish. Wow. Wow. Wow. I freaking love this.

BOOM. Great nose. Acid fruit mineral explosion on the palate. Long finish. Wow. Wow. Wow. I freaking love this.

3 people found it helpfulNov 25th, 2014
Severn Goodwin

Chilled a little over cellar temperature, notes forthcoming...

Nose has insane qualities, not sure I've ever experienced a Riesling like this, beeswax, grapefruit pith, fresh cut white grapefruit, freshly cut spring hay and faint wet limestone.

Palate is restrained, yet screaming acidity, pulverized SweeTARTS, honey poured over citrus pith, limestone dust and faint white flowers.

Holy crap this is good!

Bocksbeutel with a glass stopper, unique closure for the classic Franconia bottle.

Chilled a little over cellar temperature, notes forthcoming...

Nose has insane qualities, not sure I've ever experienced a Riesling like this, beeswax, grapefruit pith, fresh cut white grapefruit, freshly cut spring hay and faint wet limestone.

Palate is restrained, yet screaming acidity, pulverized SweeTARTS, honey poured over citrus pith, limestone dust and faint white flowers.

Holy crap this is good!

Bocksbeutel with a glass stopper, unique closure for the classic Franconia bottle.

2 people found it helpfulDec 30th, 2018
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

First ever Riesling GG from Paul.

First ever Riesling GG from Paul.

2 people found it helpfulFeb 17th, 2014
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Holy crap! At 5.5 years old this has come alive. Wow. Stunning ethereal nose of white flowers, lanolin like in a Roches Neuves single vineyard Saumur Blanc, hint of grapefruit, some sweet greens, lemon zest, so complex. 9.4 on nose alone. What a palate though. Stunning in its elegance and finesse. So chisled and clean with opulence, depth and slamming acidity to bring it all home. Exquisite inner mouth perfume. Complex like nothing else and so juicy. This is as epic as I've ever had a wine from Franken. Holy crap this is good.

Holy crap! At 5.5 years old this has come alive. Wow. Stunning ethereal nose of white flowers, lanolin like in a Roches Neuves single vineyard Saumur Blanc, hint of grapefruit, some sweet greens, lemon zest, so complex. 9.4 on nose alone. What a palate though. Stunning in its elegance and finesse. So chisled and clean with opulence, depth and slamming acidity to bring it all home. Exquisite inner mouth perfume. Complex like nothing else and so juicy. This is as epic as I've ever had a wine from Franken. Holy crap this is good.

1 person found it helpfulJul 28th, 2017
Stephen Mostad

Stephen had this 10 years ago

Stephen had this 10 years ago

1 person found it helpfulApr 25th, 2015
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Brilliant.

Brilliant.

Dec 13th, 2014
Aravind A

The truest test of a wine: how quickly do people reach for more. This bottle lasted barely an hour from pop and pour. Just so drinkable. It doesn't hurt that the nose is sublime: cotton candy, lemon peel, lemon oil, ginger, slowly building in intensity...on the palate: fantastic acidity, pitch perfect density, lemon peel, ginger, wet stone. My only quibbles are: a) length; this fades on the palate quickly, and b) I could have used a bit more mid-palate density. As I said, quibbles, a fantastic btl.

The truest test of a wine: how quickly do people reach for more. This bottle lasted barely an hour from pop and pour. Just so drinkable. It doesn't hurt that the nose is sublime: cotton candy, lemon peel, lemon oil, ginger, slowly building in intensity...on the palate: fantastic acidity, pitch perfect density, lemon peel, ginger, wet stone. My only quibbles are: a) length; this fades on the palate quickly, and b) I could have used a bit more mid-palate density. As I said, quibbles, a fantastic btl.

Dec 1st, 2020
Raj Harb

Screaming good

Screaming good

Mar 10th, 2019
Matthew Cohen

Awesome. This has gained complexity with age. Mineral. Create fruit. Terrific balance. Bought from Fass Selections.

Awesome. This has gained complexity with age. Mineral. Create fruit. Terrific balance. Bought from Fass Selections.

Oct 15th, 2018
Charlie Miller

Charlie had this 9 years ago

Charlie had this 9 years ago

May 9th, 2015