Riesling Réserve vom Kalkstein trocken “Treasure Collection” 2021

Wine description for Riesling Réserve vom Kalkstein trocken “Treasure Collection” 2021 by Battenfeld-Spanier

Character

A Riesling that has gained with time. The Treasure Collection is Hans Oliver Spanier’s ageing-cellar project: wines rest there under ideal conditions until they reach their peak, and are released as a Late Release. What you find in the glass is slender, cool and almost saline — a dry Riesling of precise tension, in which minerality and taut acidity set the pace. Citrus fruit and bright herbs stand out against a finely structured, chalky undertone.

Terroir & Origin

Battenfeld-Spanier cultivates vineyard sites in the Wonnegau and Zellertal in Rheinhessen, where limestone soils define the landscape. In contrast to the Rotliegend of the Roter Hang, home to the sister estate Kühling-Gillot, the limestone lends the Riesling a different texture: tauter, cooler, with saline precision. The Réserve bears this signature too — origin as an argument, not merely as a label.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Riesling, the great German white grape variety, in its most linear form. The estate has been certified biodynamic since 2005; preparations 500 and 501 are applied regularly, and the lunar phases determine the rhythm in the vineyard. In the cellar, restraint is the guiding principle: spontaneous fermentation in large wooden casks and stainless steel tanks, minimal sulphur use, no fining. The 2021 vintage, cool and precise, suits this style perfectly.

Food Pairings

The saline coolness and the clear vein of acidity make this wine the ideal everyday wine for fine cuisine: with poached sole fillet, trout with almond butter or sashimi. Asparagus with hollandaise sauce, goat’s cheese on a lukewarm lentil salad or a simple risotto with lemon and herbs also find a worthy counterpart in it. If you open it today, you will drink a wine at the peak of its maturity — and if you have patience, you may hope for further nuances.