2013 St. Antony Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewachs Rheinhessen RP90 / JR16
- Vintage
- 2013
- Producer
- St. Antony
- Village
- Niersteiner
- Vineyard
- Pettenthal
- Grape
- Riesling
- Classification
- Grosses Gewachs
- Region
- Rheinhessen
- Content
- 750ml
A gentle whiff of freshly cut logs evokes associations of oak. If my assumption is correct, the wood is mercifully restrained on the palate and gives precedence to an attractive combination of grapefruit and sound acidity. Considering the vintage, the Pettenthal cannot be faulted on substance either, but a certain chewiness on the finish gives further rise to my earlier suspicion of barrique use. Of course this would not be a crime, but it’s not cricket either.
When to drink 2014 – 2021