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Georg Rumpf began picking vintage 2017 fruit early by historical standards, albeit still no Riesling until the end of September. But he was at pains to where possible leave fruit hanging until late October. “In fact,” he relates, “we began in the Scharlachberg” – which is predictable – “and we also ended-up finishing with grapes from Scharlachberg.” Incidentally, Rumpf considers 2017 “the most exciting [spannendster] vintage yet for Scharlachberg, a site that needs hang time but often has to be picked to forestall too-high alcohol.” Frost and stringent selection resulted in a significant crop-reduction, which Rumpf thinks is reflected in the undeniable sense of density projected by this year’s wines. He reports that “feinherb as a style is enjoying a renaissance among our customers” with the result that the total share of legally trocken wine has declined somewhat, to around 60%. This “renaissance” – if that proves to be an apt description – has much to do with the interest expressed by Georg’s father Stefan in reviving wines of hidden or just-taste-able sweetness, as I have discussed further in my reviews of the 2015 and 2016 vintage Im Pitterberg Kabinetts and as is aptly illustrated by this year’s new “Im Langenberg” bottling. What was old is perhaps new again – and if so, “Hallelujah!”

At the time of my early November, 2018 visit, the 2017 Münsterer Pittersberg Riesling trocken – like its Rheinberg counterpart (which I review in this report) – was still on its lees, and the Rumpfs declined to show it. I also failed to taste a Dautenpflänzer Auslese I did not know the existence of at the time. I will report on it when I review the estate’s 2018s. I also omitted wines of the Pinot family from last year’s session, but I canvass those on occasion, as they are by no means uninteresting. (In this year’s notes, “Rumpf” refers to Georg Rumpf unless Stefan is specified. For details concerning this estate including its recent evolution and expansion, consult the introductions to my previous Kruger-Rumpf reports.)

From Nahe Riesling 2017: Chills and Thrills (Apr 2019) by David Schildknecht

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2017 Riesling trocken A.P. #33 (Riesling Dry Estate - US)

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2017 Riesling trocken A.P. #33 (Riesling Dry Estate - US)

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