4-117-1416-22
2022
12.50%
0.75L
Riesling 100%
Rhenish Hesse , Germany
Parker about Pettenthal Riesling Grand Cru 2022
The golden-yellow colored 2022 Nierstein Pettenthal GG is very fine and pure on the nose that delivers elegant, perfectly ripe and concentrated fruit with spicy-mineral and iodine tones. Silky and very fine on the palate, this is a highly elegant and savory-finishing Riesling with discreet power, enormous length and a stunningly cool, terroir-driven nature due to the east-facing slope with loam and the hedges that give shade from 4 pm onward. The finish is intense and mouthwatering and reveals gorgeous grip. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in July 2023.
Suckling over Pettenthal Riesling Grand Cru 2022
It's hard to imagine a dry riesling more mineral than this staggeringly pure and precise masterpiece. Still very closed on the nose, but if you make wines for the ages, then that's how it can end up at this very early stage of the never-ending story. And this fabulous structure is wrapped in a giant cloak of perfectly ripe stone fruit. Super long finish with off-the-scale wet stone minerality. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2025. 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 - 2052 |
| Parker Punkte | 96 |
| Jahrgang | 2022 |
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Pettenthal Riesling Grand Cru 2022
The Pettenthal is our first historic location in the Roter Hang and is located on
a height of 90 - 170 meters. With a slope gradient of up to 70%, it is the
steepest parcel in all of Rheinhessen. At the end of the 1980s, during the
greatest depression, Carolin's father bought some rows of vines. At that time,
Hectare instead of origin, and the Pettenthal was difficult to cultivate.
Today we manage 110 rows in the prime area of this world-class
unique origins, which then as now is undisputed as a great
Terroir for Riesling. The soils of this large vineyard consist of
Steep slope of red slate and sandstone and in the flatter part of
Loam and clay. The higher the altitude, the poorer the soils become and the
The vines must have deeper roots. In our plot, the primary rock band
of the Pettenthal. With minimal humus cover, the
Grapes here are particularly deep in the rock. The wines are produced according to strict
Selection by hand, the must fermented spontaneously and carefully in the
Complex and multi-layered, it needs like a great
Red wine needs air to fully develop. The fruit appears at most as
Extra on, reduced to peach kernel, the white of the lemon and
Grapefruit peels. Grown on the clearly perceptible
Rotliegend is dominated by stony notes and distinctive spicy aromas
of pepper and dried herbs. Compact and powerful on the palate
It opens with a creamy melt and viscous feel. The agile, animating
Acid permeates it with stringent vibration and is firmly coated by
finest phenolic. With enormous thrust, the Pettenthal builds immense
Tension on the palate, pushes itself forward pulsating and accumulates to
a powerful bass in the reverberation. The Pettenthal calls for
large kitchen and can be used anywhere in France where you need a
great Burgundy: Exquisite sea fish in fine sauces,
Braised guinea fowl or rabbit with sage and apricots.