Dr. Wagner is one of the famed names of Germany’s Saar region (now considered part of the Mosel of course). Saar wines are known for being crisp, racy and very ethereal. This wine has that going on and more! An exceptional value from the excellent 2021 vintage
The 2021er Felsenfest, as it is referred to on the consumer label, is a dry wine (with 6 g/l of residual sugar) made from late harvested fruit harvested in the Estate’s Trabener Burgberg (2/3) and the Trarbacher Schlossberg (1/3). It offers a smoky nose of minty herbs, earthy spices, blackberry, greengage, licorice, and white minerals. The wine has quite some presence and intensity on the palate, where some earthy and broader elements make for a slightly large yet playful and fresh wine. The finish is very long and superbly intense. This is a great dry Riesling.
White peach, flint, and primary character. White blossom. Medium body. Medium phenolic texture and energetic acidity. Light lemon bitterness. Steely. Serious and solid. Drink or hold.