Van Volxem, Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling GG other_regions_italy with great tension

with great tension

the 2004 is at a glorious peak of expression

the soaring

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

with good ripeness and the house style of seriousness

Van Volxem, Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling GG other_regions_italy with great tensionFrom 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