2022 Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg Ste Catherine Domaine Weinbach

The 2022 Riesling Cuvée Ste. Catherine Schlossberg Grand Cru opens with a spray of ripe Amalfi lemon zest, ripe and so fresh, imbued with a touch of smoke. Ripe, juicy, mouth-watering Amalfi and Meyer lemon are the stars on the clean-cut, taut and stony palate, and their juiciness and aroma make the mouth water. It displays vivid, concentrated juiciness and immense zestiness. The mouth-coating, zesty finish lasts and lasts. Where the other wines have pith, this has zest. (Bone-Dry)

Still extremely youthful on the nose, which is not something you expect from such a warm and dry vintage, but that is typical for the greatest 2022 wines. This astonishing dry riesling starts off very minerally, but that doesn’t prepare you for the way its stony profundity expands and expands as its climbs into the sky like a rocket ascending. And somehow, all this feels so effortless, so delicate and so breathtakingly precise. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.

The 2022 Schlossberg Riesling Ste Catherine is clear, very fresh and saline on the intense and floral nose. On the palate, this is a powerful, rich and tensioned Schlossberg with a complex and saline finish. 14.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork.