97 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "Very ripe and very fine peach and citrus fruit, but the complex herb and spice notes are even more intense. Tightly wound and very pristine for this rather warm region, the spice returning at the super-long finish. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2023. (8/31/21)"
95 points Fine Wine Review: "A bit rounder than Groebe’s Kirchspiel, mineral, penetrating, pure, precise. So good! — no, better than 'so good!' (9/17/21)"
94 points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2020 Kirchspiel GG opens very clear, bright and chalky on the spicy, Chablis-like nose that indicates a lovely complex Riesling from limestone rocks. Juicy, round and intense on the palate, this is a mouthful of wine with fine tannins and a generous nature. The finish is salty and vital, very long and complex and indicates great aging potential. Tasted in Wiesbaden at the end of August 2021. Drink: 2026-2040. (Sep 2021)"
94 points Ulrich Sautter (Falstaff): "A finely-nuanced herbal scent on the slowly opening bouquet, followed by peach, yeast, reductive notes, and also some ripe tones. Initial citrus on the palate with hints of lime juice, dense concentration, powerful with good extract, and precise dominant acidity marked by fine phenolics. A supple finish with a slight oiliness. (11/15/21)"
93+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "As I have mentioned before, the majority of the Wittmann family’s vines in the Kirchspiel lie up at the top of the slope (where Klaus-Peter Keller also makes his GG from). The 2020 version is an excellent GG in the making, coming in at 12.5 percent alcohol and carrying 7.6 grams of acidity and 2.2 grams of sugar. The bouquet is beautiful, wafting from the glass in a mix of apple, tart orange, white flowers, a superb base of limestone, wild yeasts and just a touch of Chablis-like straw tones in the upper register. On the palate the wine is vibrant, full-bodied and quite elegant in profile, with a lovely core, excellent mineral drive, bright acids and impeccable balance on the long, complex and very precise finish. Excellent juice. 2030-2080. (Jan/Feb 2022)"
95 points Fine Wine Review: "A bit rounder than Groebe’s Kirchspiel, mineral, penetrating, pure, precise. So good! — no, better than 'so good!' (9/17/21)"
94 points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2020 Kirchspiel GG opens very clear, bright and chalky on the spicy, Chablis-like nose that indicates a lovely complex Riesling from limestone rocks. Juicy, round and intense on the palate, this is a mouthful of wine with fine tannins and a generous nature. The finish is salty and vital, very long and complex and indicates great aging potential. Tasted in Wiesbaden at the end of August 2021. Drink: 2026-2040. (Sep 2021)"
94 points Ulrich Sautter (Falstaff): "A finely-nuanced herbal scent on the slowly opening bouquet, followed by peach, yeast, reductive notes, and also some ripe tones. Initial citrus on the palate with hints of lime juice, dense concentration, powerful with good extract, and precise dominant acidity marked by fine phenolics. A supple finish with a slight oiliness. (11/15/21)"
93+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "As I have mentioned before, the majority of the Wittmann family’s vines in the Kirchspiel lie up at the top of the slope (where Klaus-Peter Keller also makes his GG from). The 2020 version is an excellent GG in the making, coming in at 12.5 percent alcohol and carrying 7.6 grams of acidity and 2.2 grams of sugar. The bouquet is beautiful, wafting from the glass in a mix of apple, tart orange, white flowers, a superb base of limestone, wild yeasts and just a touch of Chablis-like straw tones in the upper register. On the palate the wine is vibrant, full-bodied and quite elegant in profile, with a lovely core, excellent mineral drive, bright acids and impeccable balance on the long, complex and very precise finish. Excellent juice. 2030-2080. (Jan/Feb 2022)"
| Product SKU | 339972 |
| Producer | Wittmann |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Rheinhessen |
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Designation | Grosses Gewachs |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| ABV | 12.5% |
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