A top-class dry Riesling from the Rheingau – produced biodynamically (Demeter), from vines over 50 years old in a VDP Grosse Lage, with powerful minerality and vibrant acidity.
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Bottler: Winery Peter Jakob Kühn, Mühlstraße 70, 65375 Oestrich-Winkel / Germany
In the glass
Colour
Intense straw yellow in the glass.
Nose
Finely aromatic with a taut interplay of quartz rock and soft orchard fruit, floral notes and hay, accompanied by lemon and a cool, slightly reductive touch.
Palate
Intense and pure, with great length and depth; assertive acidity (7.5 g/l) meets saline minerality, soft fruit and a hint of lemony sweetness with only 1.9 g residual sugar.
Character
Powerful and energetic, yet refined and precise – a Riesling with the heart of the Rheingau and a certain wild, untamed tension.
Pairing
Pan-fried turbot or pike-perch, loin of veal with herb jus, Asian dishes with citrus notes.
Notes
The first GG parcel of the vineyard site (planted in 1964) on gravelly loess with iron-rich quartzite; spontaneously fermented and aged for 18 months on full lees in a traditional 1,200-litre Stückfass – Demeter-certified, drawing on twelve generations of family tradition.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Intense straw yellow, dense and luminous in the glass – a wine that visually heralds the substance to come.
Nose
Finely aromatic, yet with a certain wildness that makes it utterly captivating. Quartz rock meets soft pome fruit, floral notes mingle with hay, lemon with a saline, almost maritime chitin nuance. It oscillates between reductive coolness and ripe warmth – a Rheingau heart with a Jura soul.
Palate
Intense, pure, profound. Power and energy without any heaviness: a vibrant minerality, a firm acidity of 7.5 grams. Just 1.9 grams of residual sugar – and yet a hint of lemony sweetness that combines mouth-wateringly with salt and soft fruit. Dry, but not ascetic.
Finish
Impressive length and depth, saline and taut, with a lingering finish that evokes stone and citrus zest rather than fruit. A finish that continues to evolve on the palate long after the glass has been set down.
Terroir & origin
The Oestricher Lenchen in the Rheingau owes its name to the slope of the Pfingstbach stream, which flows at the foot of the vineyard site and generates early morning mists. A west-facing aspect with a 12 to 15 per cent gradient, situated at 120 to 170 metres above sea level, on fertile, gravelly loess interspersed with iron-rich quartzites and clay marls – as recalled by the old cadastral name “Eiserberg”. Traditionally home to noble sweet Rieslings, since 2018 it has also been the source of this Grosses Gewächs from a parcel planted in 1964.
Grape variety & vinification
Pure Riesling, hand-harvested, whole bunches pressed over several hours, spontaneously fermented and aged for 18 months on full lees in a traditional Stückfass (1,200 litres). The estate, now in its twelfth generation, farms according to Demeter guidelines – once ridiculed in the conservative Rheingau, today a testament to quality.
Food recommendations
The saline tension calls for pan-fried turbot or sole in beurre blanc. It is equally revelatory with pork fillet with lemon thyme, risotto with green asparagus or mature Comté.
Special characteristics
A Grosses Gewächs from a vineyard site more commonly associated with rare noble sweet wines – and that is precisely what makes it so compelling: the concentration of the Lenchen, translated into dry precision. From old vines, crafted with the restrained hand of an estate that merely accompanies the wine in the cellar rather than orchestrating it.
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