Weingut W.E. Frank - Großes Känguru 2020

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Frank's 2020 Tjukurpa Grosses Känguru is an aromatic and elegant blend of 53% Kerner and 47% Pinot Blanc, both sourced in the Niersteiner Paterberg. Aged for 24 months in a two-year-old 225-liter Viennese oak barrique from Hösch, an older 225-liter barrique from Seguin Moreau (Kerner) and a secondhand 400-liter tonneau from Damy from Caves de Tain l'Hermitage (that was once filled with Syrah), the "big kangaroo" represents the expression of what Wolfgang Frank considers "exceptionally delicious Rheinhessen wine at a high level." The wine offers clear and elegant, aromatic and ripe fruit with delicate earthy aromas. Mouth-filling round and fruity on the palate, this is a full-bodied, elegant and charming, remarkably fine and saline-finishing white blend with intense fruit yet also the typical swing of a delicate Niersteiner. Ripe pears and apples are the leimotivs in this cuvée, whose finish is remarkably long, structured, stimulating, saline and bitter with its citrus fruit notes. There were 1,063 bottles filled at end of October of this year with a very moderate 14 milligrams per liter of free sulfur. 13.6% measured alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted in December 2022."