The mineral definition here is excellent thanks to flinty tones of crushed granite and pencil shaving
with lemon confit and fig mustard
57 ha parcel in Charmes proper)
Interestingly given the style of the vintage this isn’t quite a big and robust as it usually is which should permit it to be approachable after only 6 to 8 years yet it has the stuffing to effortlessly develop over 15 to 18
This beautifully balanced if compact effort should also amply reward longer-term cellaring
Van Volxem, Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling GG Brut Zero The mineral definition here isFrom the Pergentsknopp, the 2019 Scharzhofberger P Riesling GG opens very intense and flinty on the lemon scented nose, and it is even more straight and challenging than the generic Scharzhofberger, with lemon leaf aromas and vulnerable stony aromas of wet crushed slate and quartzite. Piquant and fresh on the palate, this is a lean, tight, dry, grippy and persistently salty but also dense and juicy Pergentsknopp that lacks a couple of years of bottle