Peter Jakob Kuhn Mittelheimer St Nikolaus Riesling Trocken GG 2018 750ml

The 2018 Sankt Nikolaus Riesling trocken GG is remarkably fine on the highly elegant and even charming nose that reveals pencil notes of cedar wood and very distinctive, elegant and slightly flinty fruit with a dash of lemon. The attack on the palate is smooth but refined and utterly elegant, with a seamless texture and a pure, finely mineral and salty-crystalline finish. The Nikolaus is less deep, dramatic and tensioned perhaps than the Doosberg, but this might be a momentary occurrence. Bottled at the end of March, tasted in April 2020. To be released in September this year.

• Country: Germany
• Region: Rheingau / Rheinhessen
• Size: 750ml
• Color: White

Varietal

Riesling

Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany’s ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very ‘terroir expressive’ varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of ‘fine’ white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.