Wittmann Morstein Riesling Trocken 2021
77.80₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland
5 for immediate shipment. More, available on 03/05/2024
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Morstein Riesling GG offers a deep and intense yet pure, nuanced, fresh and highly complex bouquet of crushed limestone, even chalk intertwined with bright, lemon fruit aromas. This bouquet is nothing less than spectacular in all its purity, subtle intensity and depth. The palate is silky, pure and saline, beautifully fine and fresh, very elegant and long yet still discreet and reduced in its expression. However, this is a chalky and lemony Mortsein from a cool year that will gain texture and complexity with bottle age. This will turn out to be a classic, and I can only recommend to buy more than you might think to buy based on the conservative score. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2022.
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Alcohol
13.0%
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Serving
Between 8ºC and 10ºC
Winemaking
Fermented in 2,400 litre oak vats. Aged on lees for 10 months in neutral French oak barrels.
Description
Wittmann Morstein Riesling Trocken belongs to the GROSSES GEWÄCHS category, a designation that marks the highest quality vineyards in Rheinhessen, each precisely demarcated by plot. The wines grown on these sites are distinguished by their extraordinary sense of origin and their ability to age.
Winemaking
The purely south-facing location stretches along a high plateau, 280 metres above sea level, and is the oldest vineyard in Westhofen, first mentioned in 1282. The GROSSE LAGE MORSTEIN is located in the heart of the hillside, between 180 and 240 metres above sea level, with slopes of up to 20%. The soils are mainly heavy clay loam, with limestone deposits in the upper layers. The substrate is dominated by porous layers of limestone rock, ensuring an optimal supply of nutrients and minerals.
Taste
Morstein Riesling Trocken shows herbal notes of amber and gallium with ripe, juicy fruits such as lime, apricot and peach. The nose and front palate evoke a tight rosebud, but then the wine expands in an almost supernatural way as it flows over the palate, culminating in a totally focused finish with stunning minerality.
Shipping to Switzerland
50% discount on orders over 395.45₣*Estimated transit time: 6-7 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 395.45₣* |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 23.88₣ | 11.94₣ (-11.94₣) |
| 7-12 | 29.56₣ | 14.78₣ (-14.78₣) |
| 13-18 | 36.48₣ | 18.24₣ (-18.24₣) |
| 19-24 | 45.87₣ | 22.94₣ (-22.94₣) |
| 25-30 | 51.41₣ | 25.70₣ (-25.70₣) |
| 31-36 | 57.34₣ | 28.67₣ (-28.67₣) |
| 37-42 | 61.29₣ | 30.65₣ (-30.65₣) |
| 43-48 | 63.27₣ | 31.64₣ (-31.64₣) |
| 49-54 | 69.20₣ | 34.60₣ (-34.60₣) |
| 55-60 | 75.13₣ | 37.57₣ (-37.57₣) |
| VAT not included | ||
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