96 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "Deep stone-fruit and citrus aromas with some blossom notes. Stunning balance of ripe yet finely nuanced fruit and elegant acidity that then tightens to a long and pointed mineral finish that takes your breath away. Drink or hold. (9/23/21)"
93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2020 Herrenletten Riesling Trocken is a touch riper than the Bürgergarten, reaching thirteen percent alcohol this year, but it is also a bit higher in acidity as well, as it carries 7.6 grams per liter. The wine fermented a touch drier as well, so the residual sugars here are only 2.8 grams per liter. The bouquet is very refined out of the blocks, offering up scents of blood orange, pink grapefruit, white flowers, wild yeasts, chalky soil tones, a hint of straw and a delicate topnote of spice tones. On the palate the wine is focused, full-bodied and racy in personality, with lovely mineral drive and grip, a fine core, impeccable focus and balance and a long, nascently complex finish. This is more reserved out of the blocks than the Bürgergarten Trocken (perhaps due to the vein of limestone in the soils here?) and really will demand a bit of bottle age before it starts to drink with generosity. In due course, it will be excellent. 2027-2065+. (Jan/Feb 2022)"
93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2020 Herrenletten Riesling Trocken is a touch riper than the Bürgergarten, reaching thirteen percent alcohol this year, but it is also a bit higher in acidity as well, as it carries 7.6 grams per liter. The wine fermented a touch drier as well, so the residual sugars here are only 2.8 grams per liter. The bouquet is very refined out of the blocks, offering up scents of blood orange, pink grapefruit, white flowers, wild yeasts, chalky soil tones, a hint of straw and a delicate topnote of spice tones. On the palate the wine is focused, full-bodied and racy in personality, with lovely mineral drive and grip, a fine core, impeccable focus and balance and a long, nascently complex finish. This is more reserved out of the blocks than the Bürgergarten Trocken (perhaps due to the vein of limestone in the soils here?) and really will demand a bit of bottle age before it starts to drink with generosity. In due course, it will be excellent. 2027-2065+. (Jan/Feb 2022)"
| Product SKU | 340844 |
| Producer | Müller-Catoir |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Pfalz |
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Designation | Trocken / Dry|Erstes Gewachs |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| ABV | 11.0-14.0% |
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