Schloss, Johannisberg other_regions_italy

Schloss, Johannisberg other_regions_italyFrom a single 1,200 liter barrel made from the domaine's own trees and aged on the lees for 30 months (of which six were on the full lees), the golden yellow colored 2019 Schloss Johannisberg Goldlack Riesling Trocken offers a deep, pure, intense and fleshy, classic Johannisberg bouquet with ripe Riesling berries and, from Zalto's Burgundy glass, beautifully ripe and intense fruit aromas intertwined with herbal and quartzite terroir notes that

Cellarmaster Hervé Deschamps’ first solo vintage and still one of his best

gentle grip with a persistent tarry finish that suggests that it needs more bottle age

Its youthfulness is evidenced in the persistent and commanding tannin structure

here the nose is quite restrained but exceptionally elegant and pure with white flower

soothing finish

The knockout nose

focused and solidly persistent finale

It's not as intense as the bigger vintages but is beautifully precise

There is superb intensity to the subtly layered medium weight flavors that exhibit an undercurrent of minerality before culminating in a dry and mouth coating but not really austere finish that goes on and on

sauvage and newly turned earth hints

round and caressing flavors possess very good punch while exuding a refreshing salinity on the dusty and palate coating finale

The super-sleek palate impression of the medium- bodied flavors is due largely to the very fine-grained tannins shaping the stony