Van Volxem, Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling GG other_regions_italy This is a very intense

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

the 2004 is at a glorious peak of expression

white-pepper-laced finish

Cool and restrained aromas are comprised of red currant

Van Volxem, Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling GG other_regions_italy This is a very intenseFrom 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