2020 Jonas Dostert Elbling “Alte Reben", Mosel, Germany

2020 Jonas Dostert Elbling “Alte Reben", Mosel, Germany

$39.99

The 2020er Elbling Alte Reben (with L-Nr. 3-21) was made with fruit picked on almost 40-year-old vines and was fermented and aged along natural lines, i.e. without intervention, and bottled after a rough filtering and with little SO2 added (30 mg/l). It offers a superbly refined and elegant nose of white flowers (lily, may tree, lime tree), vineyard peach, hay, fine spices, and fresh almond. The wine starts off on the round and slightly juicy side on the palate, but quickly adds a touch of lime and grapefruit-driven acidity. It leaves an herbal and quite racy feel of herbs and spices, with a hint of tartness still in need of integration. The wine proves still pretty raw, racy, and sharp especially in the finish, and clearly needs a few years to fully integrate its elements. This great Elbling has even some upside potential as it will blossom with age.

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