Schloss Johannisberg

Riesling Bronzelack trocken 2024

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What fantastic aromas of apricots and rose hips! Great elegance on the light-bodied yet concentrated palate, where the minerality gives it a breathtaking vibrancy that makes the finish a waterfall of wet-stone and Amalfi-lemon character! From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification.

The 2024 Riesling Schloss Johannisberg Bronzelack was picked on cooler, lower, south-west facing parcels of the Johannisberg slope. Half of the wine fermented in a three-year-old Doppelstück that has a cooling element and half in stainless steel. Right now, it is still on fine lees and smells of smooth Williams pear, which lends beautiful aromatics. The palate has smoothness and a beautifully zesty edge of pithiness that lends texture alongside yeast. Its freshness underlines the aromatic nature of the fruit.

The 2024 Schloss Johannisberg Bronzelack Riesling Trocken comes from the lower and coolest plot of the west part of the cru, with its iron-rich, loamy soils covering the Taunus quartzite. After a macerating for an average of six hours, the wine is predominantly aged in temperature-controlled doppelstücks until May and is released in September together with the Silberlack from the previous vintage. The 2024 is quite clear, showing ripe seed fruit and good intensity paired with spicy nuances yet also remains a little dull on the nose, as if there is a kind of mist. Round and textured on the palate, this is a full-bodied, quite rich, structured and intense dry Riesling with well-balanced power, mouth-filling texture, a certain salinity, refreshing lemon grip and a savory finish.