Ürzig produces wines of a completely unique nature, showcasing the typically exotic fruit flavours of the "spice garden", with a rich texture, gentle acidity and lingering finish. It's 100% Riesling grown on red volcanic sandstone. Vines are more than 100 years old, on original rootstocks. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional 1,000-litre Fuder casks; matured on the full lees for 12 months; no bâtonnage.
"The 2021 Ürziger Würzgarten GG Alte
Reben offers a clear, beautifully refined
and flinty bouquet of ripe and elegant
Riesling fruit spiced with stony
splinters. Lush and refined on the
palate, this is a very elegant, saline and
textured Riesling with enormous
salinity in the mouth-watering, rich and
intense finish. Definitely the finest GG
of the vintage here. 12.5% alcohol.
Tasted as a sample at the domaine in
July 2022. To be bottled in October."
95-96 Points. Stephan Reinhardt, Wine
Advocate