DostertElbling “Alte Reben” 2021 (750ml)
Country:
United States
Unit Type:
750ml
Estimated Price:
$35
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To me, this wine is fireworks and shows, along with a wine like Hild’s “Zehnkommanull,” the staggering potential of the Obermosel and Elbling. This wine is razor sharp, crushed minerals, sweet tarts, aspirin, chalk, anything pulverized into a clean dust, candied lime zest, sea salt and more rocks. Dostert mostly whole-cluster pressed this wine but did “a little” skin contact and this is perfectly done – the wine has a very compact, dense core of gauze and glycerin, a miniature, porcelain structure that defines the wine without giving it any weight. The élevage too is near-perfect, the neutral wood offering the wine just the perfect amount of presence to flirt with ripeness, and then to pull back just to the line – this is a stunning and dangerous balance. I think this is a great, great wine and is likely what old timers think of when they think of Chablis.
This wine is sourced from 40-year-old vines that Dostert has worked with a lot to bring them to a good place.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Unit Type | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 10% |
| Wine Class | Still White |
| Pack Size | 12 |
| Address | Upper Mosel |
| Estimated Price | $35 |
| Mosel Fine Wines | The 2021er Elbling Alte Reben (with L-Nr. 3-22) was made with fruit picked on almost 40-year-old vines and was fermented and aged along natural lines, i.e. without intervention, and was bottled after a rough filtering and with little SO2 added (30 mg/l). This bright white-yellow-colored wine proves still rather backward and only gradually reveals its stunningly complex nose made of white peach, citrusy elements, chalky minerals, fine spices, a hint of herbs, and a dash of flowers. The wine is hugely precise and elegant on the palate and leaves a superb feeling of minerals and zesty fruits in the long finish. The precision, subtlety, and complexity are truly remarkable. What a stunning success! | No. 64 Dec 2022 |