“Lots of wines, many of them good wines, let you taste the noise. But only the best let you taste the silence.” -Theise
These dry Germans left me a bit speechless today.
On the left, 2010 Weingut Robert Weil of Rheingau with the VDP Riesling Troken from Erstes Gewächs classified Gräfenberg vineyard in Kiedrich. The fruit wasn’t the intense pear and peach of the Mosel. Here, it was underripe fruit more reminiscent of melon rinds. Cucumber water. Misty rain. Faint apples and anise. Peppery arugula and watercress with a lightly floral nose. The acidity here was sharp, the body light. This is a brilliant wine which in its silence of fruit spoke volumes of terroir. Pure.
On the right, the 2006 Wagner Stempel Silvaner Trocken from Rheinhessen, which with a bit of age was extraordinary fresh and youthful, with searing acidity and beautiful purity of flavors. Crystalline. Mother of Pearl. Crisp baby lettuce and white berries covered in snow. This is a Silvaner with purpose.
Absolutely stunning.
