2015 Riesling Ganz Horn im Sonnenschein Grosses Gewachs
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Maritime salinity and alkalinity mingle on the nose with scents of mirabelle and winter squash. Refreshing lime and tinglingly animating stony impingements complement the succulent fruit and earthiness of yellow plum and squash on a polished, buoyant palate, leading to an impressively sustained finish that nevertheless lacks the sense of energy or mineral interactivity of this wine’s two Grosses Gewächs siblings. Still, it’s early in the wine’s evolution.
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Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
Mosel Fine Wines
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The ripe mango and apricot aromas could make this full-bodied and rather round wine too opulent — if it wasn\'t for the clean, very dry finish.
Awkward, green and very chewy. Where's the fruit? (JR)
The 2015 Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein Ganz Horn Riesling trocken GG opens with a very clear and elegant, aromatic and flinty-flavored bouquet of crushed stones that is almost Mosel-like in style. Clear, round and elegant on the palate, this is a very pure, fresh, finessed and lingeringly salty Riesling. It is a classic with a perfect four grams of residual sugar that gives this seductive juiciness and remarkable elegance. The finish is almost chalky in its dustiness and grippy salinity. This is another great Riesling of the Rebholz family, and it can compete with the finest Mittelhaardt Buntsandstein Rieslings from Deidesheim and Forst.