2018 Oestrich Doosberg Grosses Gewachs
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An intense smell of stone fruit and minerality commands almost all the attention of the nose, but at the tail end of the fragrance a suspicion of wood cannot be ignored. On the palate the Doosberg is packed with fruit and rocky minerality before an almost Viognier-like composition of vanilla, mandarin and almond bring a little bit of relaxation to the taste buds. Personally, I’m not sure it needs the wood, but I cannot deny that it is well pitched. (MS)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Doosberg Riesling Trocken GG is enormously fine and precise and even coolish on the deep and complex nose, given this spectacularly warm and dry year. The deep, clayey soils of the Doosberg, however, didn't cause any stress. On the palate, this is an intense, finely juicy, seamlessly textured, sublime, highly elegant and complex Doosberg with remarkable purity and finesse and a salty finish with a fine grip and lemon flavors. This is an extraordinary Doosberg.