Kruger-Rumpf

Abtei '1937' Riesling Erstes Gewächs Trocken

Abtei '1937' Riesling Erstes Gewächs Trocken

KrugerRumpf Abtei 1937 Riesling Erstes Gewchs Trocken

Variety: Riesling
Region:
Nahe
Vineyard: Bingerbrücker Abtei. From the steepest parts of Abtei, some of the blocks planted before WW2 the rest in the beginning of the 60s
Soil Type: Phyllit (slate)
Fermentation & Élevage: Spontaneous fermentation in over 30 years old Stückfass. Full yeast contact till June, bottling end of June

Bingerbrücker Abtei:
It’s a south facing site in Bingerbrück in Ruppertsberg, the most northern, south facing site in the Nahe. It’s the same exposition as the Rheingau and quite steep. Soils here are a very particular kind of metamorphic rock called Phyllite, which is basically mica inflected slate. This soil is also present in Rauenthal in the Rheingau. Part of the vineyard was planted in 1937 and this is the section that the EL wine comes from. The rest is declassed into a wine named for the soil type.

The name Abtei came from the Abbey of Hilldegard vom Bingen, a really amazing personality in the 11th/12th century.  The Abbey moved across the Rhein and today is the abbey that sits upon the Rüdeheimer Klosterlay. She is often sited as the person that Steiner stole his ideas from. “If she wasnt a Saint, she would have been burned at the stake” is what’s often said.

Info

Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Germany
Region:
Nahe
Appellation:
Nahe
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White

Sizes Available

Full Bottle DE-KRF-10-22 6/750ml

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Press & Reviews

James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2023-11-13
"Breathtaking nose of an entire spectrum of plum aromas plus a ton of smokiness. From vines planted in 1937. Extremely concentrated and precise with a gigantic minerality that literally takes your breath away. Then comes the fabulously long, creamy and crystalline finish. Yes, that sounds like a contradiction, but it is exactly this kind of thing that makes this one of the greatest non-GG German dry rieslings. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold."

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