2022 and 2021 Rheinhessen Riesling GG Part I -- Hundertgulden, Kirchberg, Scharlachberg, Steinacker from Bischel, Knewitz, Kruger-Rumpf, Salm, and Wagner-Stempel
With this set, we transition to Rheinhessen, although here it is a political boundary only and not one of major terroir difference — the Nahe River in fact flows into the Rhein at Bingen, and Kruger-Rumpf and Prinz Salm have vineyards in both the Nahe and Rheinhessen by virtue of their Bingen holdings.
BISCHEL
2022 (Appenheim) Hundertgulden Riesling GG
Light in weight, lacking depth and concentration, mildly mineral. 86/D
2022 (Bingen) Scharlachberg Riesling GG
Moderate acidity, some luminosity, some minimality, medium-light in weight. Shows Shcarlachberg terroir. 91/A-
KNEWITZ
2022 (Nieder-Hilbersheim) Steinacker Riesling GG
Good mineral, dark plum fruit expression, light in body, good purity. 92/A
2022 (Appenheim) Hundertgulden Riesling GG
Round, less precise than the Steinacker, a bit rustic, a bit imprecise. 89/B
KRUGER-RUMPF
2022 (Bingen) Scharlachberg Riesling GG
Dark and red plum fruit, good concentration, good structure. 93/A
Prinz SALM
2021 (Bingen) Kirchberg Riesling GG
Floral nose. Some crispness, good purity, good structure, pretty wine. Some minerality. 92(+)/A
2021 (Bingen) Scharlachberg Riesling GG
A bit low in concentration but good Shcarlachberg minerality and luminosity. Medium-light. Drink young. 89/B
WAGNER-STEMPEL
2022 (Bingen) Scharlachberg Riesling GG
A touch meaty in nose. Round, medium-eight, some minerality, some dark plum fruit. 91/A-
