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Knebel "Von den Terrassen" Riesling VDP.Gutswein 2023
White Wine
German off-dry white from Mosel
Jancis Robinson 15.5/20 points for vintage 2022
關於此酒 :
About this wine :
Being that the basic estate riesling now draws exclusively from Knebel’s Terrassenmosel, the “Von den Terrassen” also received a quality spike. It is now sourced from Hamm, Domgarten, and declassified Röttgen. A gorgeous and subtle nose of grapefruit peel, minty herbs and fine spices. The wine is stunningly well balanced on the palate and leaves a beautifully elegant feel of herbs, flowers and fresh spices in the long and fully dry finish. This is simply of stunning quality for an Estate wine.
關於 WEINGUT KNEBEL 酒莊 :
位於德國 Mosel 區精品小酒莊，家族歷史追溯至 1642年，自2016年成為德國 VDP Association 會員 (只有最好嘅德國酒莊先可以成為呢個協會嘅會員)，致力於天然葡萄酒 Natural Wine 理念，近年被受歐洲酒評高度推崇。
About WEINGUT KNEBEL :
Located in the Mosel region of Germany, this boutique winery has a family history dating back to 1642. Since 2016, it has become a member of the prestigious VDP Association in Germany (Only the finest German wineries can become members of this association). The winery is dedicated to the concept of natural wine & has gained high acclaim from European wine critics in recent years.
As a child, there was no doubt in Matthias Knebel's mind that he would become a winegrower like his father, Rheinhard. But as a teenager, Matthias had second thoughts. He saw first hand just how grinding the work could be. Ultimately, he was convinced by the magic of wine itself and made the decision to follow family tradition.
The total focus at Knebel is riesling. And the particular joy of the wines comes from Matthias’ feel for allowing the grape to translate the specific idioms of each of his parcels. Within these sites, every terrace has its own microterroir, influenced by a high variation in soil composition, exposition, and vine age. From Hamm come wines of herbal spiciness; Brückstück, concentration and elegance, Röttgen, fruity forcefulness, and Uhlen, succulent density. These sites are legendary among lovers of steep-slope riesling. From vintage to vintage, the wines have vaulted in complexity and finesse, resonance and vibrance as Matthias attunes himself to the character of each parcel and the demands of farming these sites in a warming world.
“We see ourselves as accompanists to our wines,” says Matthias. “Accompanying an idea, an objective, a concept of style. But we like to allow singularities, edginess, particularities to come through. We want every vineyard, every site, each vintage, and even each cask to be allowed to show its own character, to observe its development. That means accepting what we have been given: not making a big vintage leaner or a lean one heavier. In this way we’re committed to the ideas of natural wine.”
