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News from Weingut Emrich-Schönleber
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Frühlingsplätzchen stole the show in 2010, but "normal service" has since resumed with Robert Parker rating Halenberg higher in the 2011 vintage. Our Halenberg Beerenauslese – one of the vintage's best BAs according to Parker – led the way on 95 out of 100 points, closely followed by our Halenberg -R- (94-95 points) and Halenberg GG (94 points). The best-scoring Frühlingsplätzchen was our fine, elegant Spätlese "Rutsch" (93 points).
Gault Millau 2014 - Best Halenberg -R- ever
Praise indeed in the latest edition of the Gault Millau wine guide: "Emrich-Schönleber is the best winery on the Nahe [...] The estate's wines shine bright every year [...] and do so in their own inimitable fashion, showing exceptional delicacy and finesse, with contemplative, deep minerality."
Scoring 94 points, our 2012 Eiswein (ice wine) was again deemed to be one of the best 10 noble-sweet Rieslings. Our Halenberg Grosses Gewächs (grand cru) continues to be regarded as one of Germany's six "blue chip" dry Rieslings. However, for the first-ever time, our Halenberg -R- even scored little better than that, attaining 93 points. This wine will be released for sale in May 2014.
Vintage 2014 now available
The waiting is finally over – we have wine again! The 2014 vintage is now in bottle.
As early as the ProWein fair and at various cask sample tastings
here at the winery, reactions to the new vintage were very
favourable. Our wines garnered a great deal of praise.
They have been bottled in the meantime – and we, too, are delighted
with how they are showing: very charming and approachable, with
fine fruit and good balance.
The first wines of the 2014 vintage are ready for purchase.
2014
A mild winter and an extremely sunny spring resulted in an early
bud burst. Likewise, the vines also flowered early – and quickly –
amid high temperatures. The warm, dry weather continued until the
beginning of July. Up to this point, the vines were around three
(!) weeks ahead of their normal cycle. Then came the rain that we
had been longing for.
August was quite a cool month, consequently reducing the vines'
head start to around eight days. This was very welcome from our
point of view, as the harvest could now hopefully take place while
the cooler season set in.
On 20 September, the vines were still in fine fettle. However, the
next day was warm and rainy, and the condition of the fruit
subsequently became a lot less stable. We had to commence
pre-harvest without further ado. It goes without saying that we
picked by hand, painstakingly weeding out the grapes that did not
meet our exacting standards. Werner Schönleber was a constant
presence in the vineyard, coordinating, motivating and supervising
our team of harvesters. Only perfect fruit made it to the
cellar.
Although the extremely high expectations we had in September were
dampened somewhat, we are still more than happy with the results of
what we brought in. The fermenting wines all show good cleanness,
ripeness and harmony.
Grands crus
Since 1997, we have made a conscious decision to apply the single-vineyard specification only to Rieslings from our best classified sites - plots that were denoted in the 1901 Prussian tax map as being of particularly high value, and which continue to produce excellent wines to this day.
If you drink one of our single-vineyard wines, you can therefore be sure that what you have in your glass has been grown in one of the best vineyards in the Nahe region and speaks clearly of its origins. The grapes will also have been selectively hand-picked and the wine will have passed an internal blind-tasting assessment by the regional VDP association for the Nahe, underscoring its high quality and individual personality.
Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen
The Frühlingsplätzchen vineyard has a southwest-to-southeast
exposure. At its steepest point, it has a 70% incline. It is little
wonder therefore that the winter snows melt the fastest and that
spring awakens particularly early in this vineyard. Its soils
mostly consist of red slate and gravel, frequently interspersed
with the red-coloured loam referred to as Rotliegend. Even at a
young age, Frühlingsplätzchen will seduce you with its playful,
spring-like fruit character. Its aromas are often redolent of peach
and ripe apple, while fine herbal notes also tend to emerge. A few
years of cellaring will lend a more pronounced minerally quality
that makes Frühlingsplätzchen wines increasingly electrifying with
age.http://ww4/large/72e6f5cegw1ez84ouuan3j21kw2djkjl.jpgfrom
Monzinger Halenberg
Monzingen's smallest vineyard is planted exclusively with
Riesling vines, most of which belong to us. Facing south with
gradients of up to 70%, Halenberg has stony blue slate and
quartzite soils that put our vines through their paces - making
them struggle in the summer for every drop of water. As a result,
the grapes in this vineyard stay smaller and develop an especially
exquisite aroma. Halenberg has an inherent, finely structured,
minerally saltiness. It often reveals aromas reminiscent of ripe
grapefruit and other exotic fruits. After a little ageing, it takes
on its characteristically spicy, herbal personality.http://ww4/large/72e6f5cegw1ez84p52n0oj20p00gngqw.jpgfrom
Monzinger Auf der Ley
This vineyard plot is situated above Halenberg. Gravel is the
dominating feature of its soil, in addition to slate. The average
incline is 50%. Strong thermals mean that the vineyard is very warm
despite its lofty perch.
Wines from this site have cool, stony characteristics. Auf der Ley
is our most austere wine – but it also has the strongest
personality. To a certain extent, it marries the finesse and
elegance of Frühlingsplätzchen with the minerally intensity of
Halenberg. Only after a number of years does it begin to show its
true stature.
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