Idig Riesling Trocken, Christmann - 2022

Name: Idig Riesling Trocken, Christmann
Brand: Christmann
SKU: 12718
Price: 99.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 12718 750mL

Christmann's top vines of the Idig vineyard are among their best -- they're located in the village of Konigsbacher. This dry Riesling has aromas of passion fruit and peaches with textured minerals which give the right amount of backbone. In the league of German Rieslings that are age-worthy.

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

Germany

Region

Pfalz

Producer

Christmann

Grape Variety

Riesling

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

Weingut Christmann's Idig Riesling Trocken is a Grosses Gewächs, so you know that it is going to be something special. These wines represent the finest vineyards, producing many of the greatest dry white wines of Germany. I have always been reticent to embrace the GG designation as it maligns my beloved off-dry Rieslings, but these wines are something truly special even so. As the sole proprietor of the Idig vineyard, this is the only expression of this particular parcel that exists. What we are gifted is an opulent bottle, one that is immensely pleasurable to drink right now, but will also age fantastically for many years to come. Richly textured and perfumed with peach, apricot, honeysuckle, and wet stones, this is a fine pairing for numerous fish and poultry dishes. Smoked eel bitte!

- VG

About the Producer

In 1845 Prof. Dr. Ludwig Häusser and his cousin Johann Martin founded a small winery in Gimmeldingen as a hobby, and over the course of the next generation winemaking became their main profession. In 1894 Eduard Christmann married Henriette Häusser, the granddaughter of the founder. The Estate bears the name of her son Arnold, and is run in the 7th generation by Steffen Christmann. Devotion to...

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