2019 Weingut van Volxem - Gottesfuss Alte Reben Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93-94pts - SR: The Wiltinger 2019 Gottesfuss Riesling Alte Reben GG is pure and flinty on the intense nose that intertwines perfectly clear and ripe to stewed Riesling/mirabelle fruit with the purity of crushed stones and fine herbal notes. Crystalline and fresh on the palate, this medium to full-bodied yet fully ripe and mouth-filling Riesling has a core of intense and concentrated yet juicy fruit swirling with delicate yet vivacious and mineral acidity and fine phenolic grip. Tasted as a sample in May 2020. - 08.2020

WeinWisser – 17,5/20pts - GL: *Klarer, herrlicher Rieslingduft mit mineralischen Anklängen, viel Steinobst- Ingwer-Noten. Sehr steiniger, schmelzig-feiner Gaumen mit Zitruscreme und jungen Aprikosen; kompakt gebaut, rassig-charaktervoll mit feiner Süsse, saftiger Länge und feinem Gerbstoffgriff im Finale.* – 08/2020

JancisRobinson.com – 19/20pts – MS: *I’m not sure Roman will see this as a compliment, always trying to break the mould, but there is something very traditional on the nose about the delicate fruit of the Gottesfuss, although it’s complemented by more avant-garde aromas of fresh green herbs, representing the influence of spontaneous fermentation. There’s also a suspicion of caramel, which does not materialise on the palate, due to the great substance of mineral and herbal flavours. I would like to think that this is an authentic reflection of terroir. And it’s invigoratingly fresh, too.* - 08/2020

JamesSuckling.com - 96/100 pts - JS: *What a beautiful, exotic-fruit nose with perfect fresh pineapple! But this is also a beautifully structured wine with so much subtlety. Old-vine concentration and sparkling minerality at the powerful, long finish. Drink or hold.* - 09/2020