Knebel, Winninger Rottgen Riesling Auslese, Mosel

In this unusual august heat wave here in northern Germany you need a lot of refreshment, even with the grilled food, light Mosel is best in this case, the youth of this bottle is stunning refreshing, stone licking, salty, energetic, very good, **(*)

And what to unsrew to calibrate the palate after a silky Valbuena? Right! Mosel! Dry! Light! Mineralic! Delicate! Refreshing! **(*), 88,89(+) potential

I do not know since when Matthias Knebel has been invited to join the VDP, but for sure it is not a long period, since some of our Reisling-aficionado group visited this estate in 2009 the young owner has increased quality on a very high level, this VDP.Gutswein, the "entry level" shows it all, velvety swallowing, low ABV, freshness, the pure stonefruit, elegance and a delicate Riesling finish, great! Can be enjoyed from now on and over the next few …

VDP Mosel - Grosser Ring - annual auction (Trier) : *** brief note from public tasting, no rating *** Reductive, yeasty notes, with some herbs. Very round, lovely contrast of sweetness and acidity, playful, elegance and balance. Very long. 93–94

tasted at the anual auction of the vdp in Trier

@ Weinversteigerung in Trier. Suffers a bit from being served directly after the 2018 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Lange Goldkapsel Auction, so seems a bit short and lacking stuffing. Still very nice juice though...

VDP.VINISSAGE and AUFTAKT TOUR VDP.GROSSE LAGE; 9/1/2019-9/2/2019 (Capital representative office of german telecom, Berlin) : One glass, brief note: meeting the young Knebel again after about 10 long years, from Winningen near Koblenz, small estate, about 6 hectares but really impressive portfolio, very fresh, mouthwatering Gutswein, zesty with lemon and salty ending, *(*+)