Neustadter Vogelsang Riesling Grosses Gewächs 2022

Wine Description for Vogelsang Neustadt Riesling Grosses Gewächs 2022 by Christmann

Colour & Appearance

Pale golden yellow with delicate green reflexes – a youthful wine that reveals its freshness already in the glass.

Nose

Still somewhat closed, but promising: citrus fruits, green apple and unripe pear meet fresh herbs. Beneath this, an intense, almost cool minerality – stony, precise, uncompromising. A wine that needs time, but already hints at its class.

Palate

Razor-sharp and with razor-blade precision: green apple and citrus dominate, threaded through with a saline note that stimulates salivation. The acidity is lively, almost electric, the texture lean and focused. A wine that doesn’t seek to please, but demands – and therein lies its appeal.

Finish

Long, mineral, with a lingering echo of lemon zest and wet stone. The freshness remains, the salinity too – a wine that invites the next sip.

Terroir & Origin

The Vogelsang near Neustadt is a rediscovered treasure vineyard site: over 200 million years old shell limestone that came to the surface during the subsidence of the Upper Rhine Graben – unique in this form on the Mittelhaardt. Steeply inclined towards the south (up to 50%), situated at altitudes up to 260 metres, large day-night temperature fluctuations create tension and finesse. A historic vineyard, once supplied to the Bavarian royal court, now revived by Christmann since 2017.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Riesling, selectively hand-picked in small crates, spontaneously fermented in large wooden casks – purist, without frills. The wine reflects the philosophy of the estate: terroir before technique.

Food Pairing Suggestions

Ceviche of cod with lemon and sea salt, soup of sugar snap peas and radishes, tartlet of pumpkin and prawns with lime butter sauce. Generally: fresh, lively dishes with acidity and salinity. By all means decant and serve not too cold – this wine needs air and space.

Special Features

A Grosses Gewächs at the beginning of its journey. Those with patience will be rewarded – those who drink it now should give it time in the decanter. An exciting chapter in the history of the Palatinate.