Riesling Jungfer Grosses Gewächs 2020 1500ml Magnum

Wine Description for Riesling Jungfer Grosses Gewächs 2020 1500ml Magnum by Peter Jakob Kühn

Colour & Appearance

Medium straw yellow with brilliant clarity – the magnum promises excellent ageing potential.

Nose

Unusually complex and multi-layered: phenolic notes of hop and tobacco meet sweet yeast aromas, whilst floral peony scents hover above. Ripe apples and apple skins lend the bouquet an inviting juiciness whilst simultaneously impressing with remarkable density.

Palate

Here the true class of this Grosses Gewächs reveals itself: sensual, silky, saline – a texture rarely encountered. Apples, pears, stone fruit and ripe lemon unfold creamily without losing their taut structure. The firm grip and rich extract are carried by a remarkable nonchalance – not an ascetic GG, but a wine with body and charm.

Finish

Outstandingly long, juicy and precise, with lingering minerality and elegant freshness.

Terroir & Origin

The Hallgartener Jungfer sits at 220 metres elevation directly above the renowned Doosberg. The erosion material from the Rheingau mountains with high quartzite content, interspersed with loess loam, lends the wine its characteristic minerality. The gentle south-east facing slope ensures cooler temperatures than the Doosberg – ideal for elegance and finesse.

Grape Variety & Vinification

100% Riesling, aged in Stockinger wooden barrel. The particularity: the wine matures each year in the same barrel, whereby the wood influence is barely perceptible – instead, purity and terroir expression in their purest form.

Food Pairing Suggestions

The combination of creaminess and salinity predestines this Riesling for sophisticated pairings: grilled eagle fish in a yellow tomato, ginger and fermented garlic broth, skewers of scallops fermented in Lemon Shijo Koji or white asparagus fermented in Soba Shiru Tamari and baked. Also a revelation with classic dishes such as pike-perch with Beurre Blanc or pan-fried calf’s sweetbread.

Special Features

The magnum bottle (1500ml) offers optimal ageing conditions and makes this wine an ideal candidate for the cellar. Peter Jakob Kühn ranks among the absolute elite of biodynamic winemakers in the Rheingau – this Jungfer Riesling impressively demonstrates that Grosses Gewächse need not be austere to be great.