Tement, Manfred - Morillon Zieregg Große STK Lage 2016

FALSTAFF: "Mittleres Gelbgrün, Silberreflexe. Feine Röstaromen, ein Hauch von Mandarinen, zarte florale Nuancen, facettenreiches Bukett. Saftig, weiße Apfelfrucht, engmaschig, finessenreich strukturiert, ein Hauch von Limette, rassig, tänzelt auf der Zunge, sehr animierend und doch ernsthaft, sehr verführerischer Speisenbegleiter."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2016 Ried Zieregg Morillon is from the oldest, southwest-facing part of the cru and was planted by Manfred Tement in the early 1980s on coral limestone. Today the vineyard is so well balanced that the yields are almost never reduced and the grapes are picked in just a single day. In 2016, the loss due to frost was "just" 50% (compared to 85% in Sulz), and the grapes came only from the very first shoots, which resulted in a long vegetation period. The 2016 includes one barrel of Pinot Blanc (10%) and opens pure, fine and fresh on the nose, with beautiful chalky notes and perfectly ripe fruit aromas. On the palate, this is a pure, vital and tensioned wine with great elegance, grip and lots of (almost peppery) spices and fine tannins. The 2016 has remarkable finesse and a persistent, citrus-fresh finish that reveals endless energy, purity and salinity. This is like a top Côte des Blancs Champagne without bubbles. There are lemon and chalky flavors in the tight, long and stimulating aftertaste. Tasted June 2018."