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Georg Breuer, Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling 2018
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Reviewed by: Stephan Reinhardt
Bottled, like all the crus, at the end of July 2019, Breuer's 2018 Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling is very precise but intense and aromatic but also flinty on the nose, where tropical fruit aromas are currently displayed but intermixed with flinty notes. On the palate, this is a juicy, linear, pure and mineral, tightly woven and tensioned dry Riesling of great class and style. It's much less fruity here than on the nose, and the finish is vital, tight and salty but most of all mineral and almost bursting of tension. Exciting and highly promising. The 2018 is not showing a lot today, but it's promising a lot. Bottled with 11.7% alcohol and one gram of residual sugar. Tasted in August 2019.
Reviewed by: David Schildknecht
Ripe pear and white peach are accompanied by marine and wet stone intimations of the strong mineral undertow that emerges on a dense, lightly chewy palate. Between fruit skin tang and stubborn mineral residues, the finish is invigorating, intriguing and near-indelible, though for now, at least, it lacks quite the clarity or sheer refreshment delivered by several other vintage 2018 Breuer wines. Give it time.
About the Producer
Founded in 1880 by Bernhard Scholl and Albert Hillebrand as part of a wine shop, the winery has been owned by the Breuer family since the early 20th century. Peter Breuer handed over the estate to his son Georg (1910-1982), from whom the estate now takes its name. Georg expanded the estate and exports, his sons Heinrich and Bernhard Breuer expanded the vineyard to over 15 hectares in the 1980s and finally, with the acquisition of the Nonnenberg monopoly in Rauenthal and further acquisitions, the estate The area reached 34 hectares in 2017. Best location to reach Rüdesheimer and Lauenthaler. From the early 1980s, Bernhard Breuer led the winery to international acclaim. Inspired by high standards, he always advocated the highest possible wine quality and the strong link between wine and culture. After Bernhard Breuer's untimely death in May 2004, his brother Heinrich Breuer devoted himself to running the company together with Bernhard's daughter Theresa Breuer and longtime manager Hermann Schmoranz. Today, the management of the estate is in the hands of Theresa Breuer, with Hermann Schmoranz and Cellar Master Markus Lundén further support. Marlene and Marcia Breuer accompany the winery in its activities both administratively and creatively. Theresa Breuer focuses more on the vineyard and the work done there. A sense of the natural balance of sweetness and acidity, ripeness and aromas dominates the style of wines produced under her influence.
