Weingut Emrich-Schönleber Riesling Frühlingsplätzchen Großes Gewächs 2022 white

Weingut Emrich-Schönleber’s 2022 Riesling Frühlingsplätzchen Großes Gewächs is a precise and increasingly profound expression of one of Monzingen’s finest vineyards. Once regarded as the more fruit-driven counterpart to the renowned Halenberg, Frühlingsplätzchen now shows impressive depth, structure and slate character—qualities heightened by older vines, lower yields and a changing climate.

Tasting Notes
Bright and focused in appearance, the wine opens with a subtle, slightly smoky spontaneous-fermentation character. Beneath it lie restrained notes of citrus, orchard fruit, dried herbs and flinty, smoked slate. The palate is taut and clearly defined, with a firm texture, finely balanced acidity and a pronounced saline minerality. Fruit remains deliberately understated, allowing the vineyard’s stony character and elegant structure to take centre stage. This is a serious, age-worthy Riesling with the concentration to develop beautifully over the next 10–15 years, and potentially longer under ideal cellaring conditions.

Production
The Frühlingsplätzchen vineyard in Monzingen is characterised by increasingly lean, stony soils and slate-influenced terrain, contributing a distinctive mineral and smoky edge to the wines. Older vines and naturally low yields help produce grapes of concentration and depth. The wine is made in the traditional, meticulous style of Emrich-Schönleber, with careful harvesting and a restrained vinification designed to preserve site expression, freshness and the finely etched character of the 2022 vintage.

Food & Serving
Serve at approximately 10–12°C. Its firm acidity and saline structure make it an excellent partner for grilled or roasted fish, shellfish, sashimi, poultry with light sauces and dishes featuring asparagus or fresh herbs. It also works particularly well with refined vegetable cuisine and mildly spiced Asian dishes. Decanting is not essential, but 30–60 minutes of aeration can help the wine’s smoky, mineral and herbal nuances unfold; older bottles are best opened carefully and served directly once settled.

Producer
Weingut Emrich-Schönleber is one of the Nahe’s most respected estates, based in Monzingen and recognised for its precise, terroir-driven Rieslings. The family has cultivated vines in the region for generations, and today the estate is particularly celebrated for its steep, mineral-rich sites, including Halenberg and Frühlingsplätzchen. Its wines combine purity, tension and longevity, earning the estate an outstanding reputation among Germany’s leading producers.

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