Wagner-Stempel Riesling 2024 - 0,75l

Wagner-Stempel Riesling 2024 is an off-dry Riesling from Rheinhessen with apple, peach and lemon plus wet-gravel snap from Siefersheim's rocky porphyry soils. It is gentle in alcohol at 11.5%, and the sweetness sits close to the fruit. The finish has that small stony echo Wagner-Stempel fans look for. Open it young, as intended by the early bottling.

About the Wine
Viticulture for Wagner-Stempel Riesling 2024 starts in Siefersheim, the Rheinhessen village that gives the estate its most recognizable accent. Siefersheim gives this wine a rock-scented identity inside Rheinhessen's broad landscape. The soils listed for this bottle are porphyry and volcanic rock, and that rocky base reads in the glass as wet gravel under the lemon. The estate carries sustainable certification for this 750 ml Riesling. That detail is unusually clear for a bottle at this level in the Wagner-Stempel range. The fruit profile leans toward apple skin, yellow peach and a lime-bright scent that feels closely tied to this volcanic corner of Rheinhessen. Vinification stays clean and direct for this white wine. Fermentation and ageing take place in stainless steel tanks, followed by early bottling for a brisk 2024 profile. The profile stays on orchard fruit, lemon zest and a fine mineral line. Early bottling gives a just-picked feel to the apple and peach notes. The light residual sugar feels like peach flesh near the middle of the palate. The off-dry setting is modest and reads as ripe fruit sweetness. At 11.5% alcohol, the wine keeps a relaxed rhythm and a gentle finish. A faint wet-stone scent remains in the empty glass.

Tasting Notes
Pale yellow in the glass, Wagner-Stempel Riesling 2024 smells of sliced apple, white peach and lemon peel over a wet-gravel note that feels very Siefersheim. The first sip is clearly off-dry, with ripe peach and apple pulp giving a soft curve through the middle of the palate and cheeks. Acidity arrives as lemon zest and green apple skin, then the porphyry-toned finish adds a cool stony snap and a clean saline echo. At 11.5% alcohol it feels light in body, and the early-bottled stainless steel style keeps the 2024 fruit bright for several minutes after swallowing. The aftertaste brings back peach tea and wet stone, with gentle sweetness tucked into the final lemony note and a lasting yellow-apple glow; drink 2025-2027.

Food Pairing
Pour this 2024 Wagner-Stempel Riesling with steamed cod, ginger and scallion as the off-dry peach note meets the gentle heat and the lemon edge lifts the fish. It also suits roast chicken with a soy glaze, especially if the plate includes sesame noodles or cool crisp cucumber. For a regional Rheinhessen nod, serve it with Spundekäs, pretzels and fresh radishes; the wine's apple freshness cuts through the creamy cheese spread. Soft goat cheese, trout with almond butter and mildly spicy Vietnamese summer rolls all sit in the same lane as its 11.5% alcohol and light residual sugar. A plate of pork schnitzel with apple slaw brings out the wine's yellow fruit, and a final squeeze of lemon mirrors the finish.

Producer
Wagner-Stempel is bound to Siefersheim in a way that gives the estate a clear address inside Rheinhessen, with village porphyry acting as the thread through everyday bottles and grander Rieslings within a large and varied region. The names Heerkretz and Höllberg sit at the top of the estate range, and they put this small volcanic pocket near the Nahe beside famous German Riesling addresses on serious lists. Daniel Wagner builds his reputation around that local rock, and his Riesling carries stone dust, ripe citrus and a firm apple line in this 2024 bottling made for earlier drinking. Wagner-Stempel is a member of the VDP, the growers' association whose eagle on the capsule signals a demanding German estate culture from vineyard classification to the dry Grosses Gewächs tier. That focus feels concrete here through stainless steel ageing, early bottling and an off-dry balance that keeps the Siefersheim fruit close to peach skin, lemon zest and yellow apple at just 11.5% alcohol. The producer's touch is easiest to notice after the last sip, when a small wet-gravel scent and a pale yellow-apple note remain in the glass as a quiet mark of Siefersheim porphyry long after the fruit has faded from the tongue.

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