2020 Wittmann Westhofener Aulerde Riesling Großes Gewächs

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  4/26/2024 - Aks74 wrote: 91 Points

  Fabulous to be had on repeat.

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  1/22/2023 - Aravind Asok wrote:

  Pop and pour. Wow. This is stunning right now, and maybe the best version of this wine I've tasted at this stage. On the nose: sweet apple cotton candy, mint, salt. On the palate: salted apple, melon, amazing acidity and density. Fantastic.

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  6/21/2022 - forceberry wrote: 95 Points

  Made with biodynamically farmed fruit sourced from the Aulerde Grosse Lage. 12,5% alcohol. Tasted with eight other 2020 GG Rieslings.
  
  Youthful and somewhat concentrated medium-deep color. The nose feels clean, somewhat cool and slightly perfumed with rather intense aromas of zesty citrus fruits and ripe yellow stone fruits, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of cantaloupe, light fragrant nuances of apple blossom and a vague hint of something perfumey. The wine is ripe and concentrated on the palate with a medium-to-moderately full body, yet at the same time remarkably fresh, rather tightly-knit and surprisingly light on its feet. There are very intense and juicy flavors of lemony citrus fruits, some waxy tones, a little bit of honeydew melon, light sweet nuances of apple jam, a hint of mineral spice and a touch of extracted bitterness. There seems to be a tiny bit of something perhaps gaseous as well - maybe a bit of SO2 showing? The bracing acidity lends a tremendous amount of freshness, energy and structure to the wine. The finish is brisk, firm and lively with a long, racy and even somewhat piercing aftertaste of steely minerality and tangy salinity, some lemony and grapefruity citrus fruit notes, a little bit of sharp Granny Smith apple, light mineral nuances of wet rocks, a hint of honeydew melon and a floral touch of apple blossom.
  
  A very crisp, intense and remarkably tightly-knit GG Riesling that is still a mere baby, years away from its apogee. With this much ripeness and concentration, you'd want to call this wine a powerhouse, yet it is is so crisp, steely and relatively light on its feet that it would leave a somewhat wrong impression. While I've always enjoyed Wittmann wines, I've never found them that exciting - just nice and well-made wines. This was different - this was very impressive and exciting, ultimately ending up as a WotN for many in our small GG 2020 tasting. Superb stuff that is still just painfully young and too primary for immediate consumption. This wine is really built to age and it really calls for additional cellaring. While it is already very impressive, I'd say this wine might hit its optimal drinking window only 10-15 years from the vintage. A terrific purchase at 43,90€.

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