The 2021 Riesling Gutswein opens with a precise and flinty-scented nose with concentrated and spicy Riesling aromas intertwined with precise and crystalline notes of crushed stones. Coolish and flinty. It is lush yet also precise and savory on the palate, with well-defined, vital yet very elegant acidity that carries this Estate Riesling to a lean and stimulating finish. This is a still young Riesling that will gain complexity and layers with another year in there bottle. 12% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted in December 2022.

Wagner's 2020 Riesling Gutswein offers a pure and fresh bouquet with firm, white fruit aromas intertwined with spicy, almost slatey notes of crushed stones. Elegant and perfectly round on the palate, this is a light and stimulating but structured and even juicy dry estate Riesling from another excellent vintage for Wagner-Stempel. 12% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted in January 2022.

The 2019 Riesling Gutswein is very intense on the lemony nose that reveals fine maturity and demonstrates how invaluable it is to let Riesling age for a little while. Before we start talking about 2021, wine lovers should get their hands on the 2019, if possible. This is a medium-bodied, round and mouth-filling, very elegant, refined and fresh dry estate Riesling with a stimulatingly salty finish. It has the first hints of maturity that not only add complexity but should also match perfectly with food, especially white (even roasted) freshwater fish. 12% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted in January 2022.