Van Volxem, Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling GG other_regions_italy The palate is understated on

The palate is understated on the entry but then builds in the mouth with wonderful spice and black pepper infused black fruit that form the foundation of this Cos d’Estournel

They skipped the 2017 of this wine

A very Meursault nose combines notes of ripe and fresh white fleshed fruit with those of floral

This is a very intense and tightly wound wine at present and one that is going to require at least some patience

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Van Volxem, Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling GG other_regions_italy The palate is understated onFrom the Pergentsknopp, the 2019 Scharzhofberger P Riesling GG opens very intense and flinty on the lemon scented nose, and it is even more straight and challenging than the generic Scharzhofberger, with lemon leaf aromas and vulnerable stony aromas of wet crushed slate and quartzite. Piquant and fresh on the palate, this is a lean, tight, dry, grippy and persistently salty but also dense and juicy Pergentsknopp that lacks a couple of years of bottle