Julien RenardRiesling 2023 (750ml)
Country:
Germany
Unit Type:
750ml
Estimated Price:
$45
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Renard‘s signature is wines that are dense and compact, yet they have so much presence, so many layers, so many unique angles and crevices. They are glossy and porcelain-smooth, exquisitely balanced and seamless; they are woven by gossamer threads of citrus oil, mint and salt.
There is a magical play of reduction and oxidation in these wines (in this manner they are very similar to the wines of Jonas Dostert). The extreme inward-looking force of the wines (early picking, high acidity) is pulled outward and sheened into a satiny texture by the extended elevage, the fine lees polishing these wines into ultra-fine textures. Wines like this make it seem as if the Mosel and Rheinhessen and the Jura shared an ancient ancestor.
The 2022 Riesling is bone dry and is just striking in its delineation. Even in the warmer 2022 vintage, the wine is tensile and cut. This is Renard‘s signature bottling, the heart of the estate.
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Unit Type | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 10.5% |
| Wine Class | Still White |
| Pack Size | 12 |
| Address | Mosel |
| Estimated Price | $45 |
| Mosel Fine Wines | The 2023er Riesling (the reference to the name is, as usual for this Estate, only provided on the back label) with lot number L: 23R is a bone-dry wine made from over 20 years old vines in several steep parts of the Winninger Domgarten. It was fermented and aged on its gross and fine lees in a mix of oak and stainless-steel tank without any intervention for 17 months (10 months in wood and 7 months in stainless-steel tank) before being bottled unfiltered and with a little SO2 added (total SO2 is 28 mg/l). Slightly pale yellow-gold in color, it has a fresh, pure nose of almond, acacia, cassis, jasmine, butter, thyme, fresh herbs, cinnamon, and candied lemon. The wine is superbly balanced on the palate, with great finesse and lightness. It develops a rounder, creamier edge, but the finish is super-tight, precise, and even sharp, with a very spicy, salty edge. | No. 76 Sep 2025 |