Parker about Ölberg Riesling Grand Cru 2022
The 2022 Nierstein Ölberg GG opens with a floral and finely flinty bouquet of bright and elegant Riesling aromas. On the palate, this is a very elegant and finessed, pure and crystalline Ölberg with fine tannins and good stringency. It has a very long and saline finish. Bottled in July 2023 and tasted a week later at the estate. 12.5% state alcohol.

Suckling over Ölberg Riesling Grand Cru 2022
A very powerful and structured wine in spite of the medium body. The aromatics are still pretty closed, however there's a yeastiness here you often have in high-end dry rieslings at this stage. More wild herbs than fruit, but also some Amalfi lemon. Very firm, long finish. Try to be patient because this has excellent aging potential. From organically grown grapes. Best after 2024. Stuart Pigott Senior Editor
Description
Land | Germany |
Region | Rhenish Hesse |
Rebsorten | Riesling 100% |
Alkoholgehalt | 12.50% |
Füllstand | high fill |
Verschlußart | cork stopper |
Kennzeichnung | Contains sulphites |
Farbe | White |
Inverkehrbringer | Weingut Spanier-Gillot, Ölmühlstraße 25, DE-55294 Bodenheim |
Charakter | Dry |
Servierempfehlung | Do not decant 8-10°C |
Trinkempfehlung | 2025 - 2048 |
Parker Punkte | 93+ |
Jahrgang | 2022 |
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Ölberg Riesling Grand Cru 2022

As with many sites that have been famous for great wines for centuries,
The name Mount of Olives also refers to a former monastery and a biblical
Reference. The fact that the wines from the Mount of Olives always have the densest viscosity and the
have the highest proportion of essential oils, the name
certainly supported.
Located at 80-170m above sea level with up to 65% gradient and clear east-west
Orientation in the middle section is the Mount of Olives, our only pure south-facing location on
Red slope. Highly fissured with porous and comparatively permeable
surface, its red, clayey weathered soils replace the
Humus layer, act as a heat storage in summer and always result in
physiologically ripe grapes. The wines of the Mount of Olives are powerful
and accessible with a generously expansive character. After strict
After selection, the grapes are harvested by hand and the must is fermented spontaneously
and then carefully matured in 1200 litre wooden barrels.
It flows golden yellow into the glass and exudes its rich perfume.
The distinctive minerality of the Mount of Olives after wet stones comes largely
without any striking fruitiness on the nose. Some citrus, orange oil, mandarin
and the white of the peels mix with bitter aromas reminiscent of sage
and currant leaves. Overall, our Mount of Olives is often on the
herbal side. In the first sip it flows concentrated over the palate, the
Fruit is revealed in the rich extract, whose oils nestle silky
the straight axis of the Mount of Olives. A dense, highly mineral wine with
velvety texture and ethereally cool aftertaste. The Mount of Olives takes it
its viscous feel also with strong dishes: black olives,
Fennel, seaweed or Mediterranean herbs, there are hardly any flavors that he does not
would shoulder. Excellent with grilled octopus or crispy belly.