2019 Van Volxem Riesling Alte Reben

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  3/22/2023 - Dpark8 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  crisp, floral,

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  7/13/2021 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  This is the Alte Reben (old vines) version of the regional entry-level Saar Riesling of the Van Volxem range, made exclusively from grapes sourced from old vines - many ungrafted and some up to 130 years old. 12% alcohol.
  
  Pale lemon-yellow color with pale greenish highlights. Youthful and quite open nose with vibrant aromas of sweet golden apple and fresh pear, some cool stony mineral notes, light perfumed notes of white orchard flowers and a hint of peach. The wine is lively and playful yet still very serious on the palate with its medium-to-moderately full body and quite intense flavors of sweet white fruits and apple sauce, some primary notes of pear, a light floral tones, a little bit of ripe peachy fruit and a hint of stony minerality. Although the fruit feels ample and juicy, the high acidity keeps the wine wonderfully firm and precise. The finish is lively, long and crunchy with bright flavors of lemon citrus fruits, some sour apple candy notes, a little bit of stony minerality, light sweet nuances of ripe white peach and a hint of perfumed floral character.
  
  A beautifully fresh, youthful and precise Riesling that shows quite a bit of fruit and ripeness, yet feels remarkably light on its feet, thanks to its high acidity, modest alcohol and cool mineral overtones. Although there's still a bit of candied primary fruit left to the wine, it drinks really wonderfully already now and doesn't call for any further aging - it is shooting on all cylinders already. However, that doesn't mean that the wine couldn't age, as I'm positive this wine will continue to improve wonderfully for a good number of years and won't hit its peak at least before its 10th birthday. An excellent wine for both immediate consumption and cellaring purposes. Excellent value at approx. 17€.

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  9/2/2020 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points

  Tasted after 2019 Wiltinger Riesing Ortswein. Less smoky, still intensely mineral, almost saline. Ripe white and yellow fruit, herbal notes, great acidity. Excellent balance and length, very good QPR. 92-93+

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