2019 Philipp Kuhn Laumersheimer Kirschgarten Riesling Großes Gewächs

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  12/15/2023 - Jonny Cash Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I was really surprised, wonderful Riesling, powerful, some nice riesling Kirschgarten terroir notes, it is going in the burgundy corner but instead of chardonnay with riesling grapes at its best. Next time I try the saumagen.

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  8/25/2021 - R J Lewis wrote:

  prepared sample.
  
  N: wonderfully defined and fresh but with depth. Green apple, fresh ginger, lemon/lime, with a ripeness too.
  P: great concentration, medium (+) bodied with plenty of lime juice but a roundness of structure too. Not overly complex, but enough layers of flavour to warrant attention. Very nice tense and flavourful Pfalz Riesling.

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  7/13/2021 - forceberry wrote: 89 Points

  Cold-soaked with the skins for 12 hours. Fermented spontaneously, aged in stainless steel. 13% alcohol.
  
  Pale yellow-green color. Somewhat odd, sappy nose with aromas of Mediterranean herbs and almost pilsner-like note of noble hops, followed by notes of floral spice, a little bit of zesty lemon, light citrus-scented hand soap nuances, a hint of pineapple and a salty touch of ocean air. The wine is quite ripe and concentrated yet surprisingly dry and crisp at the same time. Intense flavors of honeydew melon, exotic flora spices, some stony minerality, a little bit of sappy herbal character or spicy noble hops, light salty mineral notes, exotic hint of papaya and Asian pear and a touch of apple peel bitterness. The racy acidity feels very crisp, lending good sense of freshness and structure to the wine. The finish is lively, crunchy and acid-driven with lengthy flavors of stony minerality, some tart lemony citrus fruit notes, a little bit of pilsner-like sappy or hoppy herbal spice, light floral notes, a hint of apple peel bitterness and a touch of saline minerality.
  
  This was something of an odd bird. In our small 2019 Riesling tasting this wine was unlike any other Riesling, having quite atypical aromatics for the varietal, showing more spicy herbal qualities with almost noble hops kind of character - which I could expect to see in a Northern Rhône white perhaps, but not really in a Riesling. I enjoyed the great sense of freshness and good acidity here, but aromatically the wine was a bit all over the place, not really showing the sense of focus one could expect to see in a GG. I'm happy to give the wine benefit of the doubt, seeing how it is still so very young - most likely all too young for its own good. While the wine didn't impress me that much now, I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a completely different wine once it gets it game together. Let it age. Perhaps not worth the 34€ at the moment, but things might change if the wine gets better as it gets older.

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