Wagner Stempel „Neu Bamberg“ Riesling Rotliegend Erste Lage 2022

93 Points… This is a linear dry Riesling with enormous tension and persistent salinity…it's delightful for Riesling nerds who don't want to spend a fortune. There's very good length and remarkable complexity for a Riesling at this price point. Gorgeous.” Robert Parker.
En ægte klassisk tysk Riesling fra Erste Lage-marken Neu Bamberg i Rheinhessen – Tysklands svar på Premier Cru – der konsekvent leverer enestående kvalitet til prisen.
Vinen imponerer med intensitet og en bred palette af smagsnoter: saftig citrusfrugt, sprøde grønne æbler, florale aromaer og gule stenfrugter. Dette kombineres med en stram, forfriskende frugtsyre, høj mineralitet og en lang, elegant afslutning, der gør vinen til en smagsoplevelse af højeste niveau.
Bag vinen står Daniel Wagner, som siden 1993 har drevet den 13 hektar store vingård, han overtog fra sin far. På få årtier har han transformeret vingården til en af Tysklands mest respekterede, med fremragende hvid- og rødvine.
I 2009 blev Daniel Wagner hædret som “Aufsteiger des Jahres” af Gault Millau, hvor han samtidig modtog sin fjerde drueklase – en eksklusiv udmærkelse, der placerer vingården i kategorien “Deutsche Spitze”, lige under verdensklasse. Allerede i 2007 fik han samme anerkendelse af Eichelmanns vinguide.
Wagner-Stempel, medlem af den prestigefyldte VDP (Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter), fortsætter med at sætte standarden for Riesling og fremhæve områdets unikke terroir gennem vine med præcision, elegance og karakter.

Anmeldelser:
94/100 Points James Suckling
Very smoky and leesy in the nose, with fruit salad aromas slowly emerging as the wine aerates in the glass. Also a green curry note! Quite some fine tannins, that are well wrapped in fruit on the moderately juicy palate. Long, warm and dry finish with some serious complexity. From organically grown grapes. Matured completely in used oak.

 
93/100 Points Robert Parker
From a parcel on a steep slope in the Neu Bamberg district that is characterized by reddish clay slate and sandstone strongly colored by iron oxide, the 2022 Neu Bamberg Riesling Rotliegend opens with a very intense but also still somewhat untamed bouquet on the pure, nevertheless refined and typical mineral nose that reveals stony notes as well as diverse citrus fruits and mango aromas (the latter in a discreet expression, though). Entirely vinified in stainless steel, the wine is round, lush and also savory in its mineral character. This is a linear dry Riesling with enormous tension and persistent salinity. This is not built on flesh and texture but entirely on terroir. It's a challenging wine for many consumers, but it's delightful for Riesling nerds who don't want to spend a fortune. There's very good length and remarkable complexity for a Riesling at this price point. Gorgeous. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure.

 
90/100 Points Vinous
The 2022 Riesling Rotliegend was harvested in the Neu-Bamberger part of the Heerkretz, as it turns southwest on sandy rhyolite deposits. This is more sheltered than the Siefersheim portion of the Heerkretz. It was fermented in stainless steel and a larger proportion og Stück. A little reduction is still present, but the nose holds notions of dried fern, slight pepper and Meyer lamon. The body is juicy and savory, tingling with peppery spice and zesty lemon. The expressive 2022 has a lovely length. (Dry)