Weingut W.E. Frank - Riesling Orbel Grosse Lage 2018

The Wine Advocate: "Picked as early as September 24 and 25, the white-golden colored Niersteiner Riesling 2018 Orbel Grosse Lage is a pretty Burgundian-styled wine from the red slope along the Rhine. This remarkable Riesling opens with a clear, deep, intense and elegant bouquet of perfectly ripe fruit and very delicate earthy and flinty tones, all of which are perfectly interwoven with very fine oak and toast but also sur lie aromas. This is really complex and pretty exciting in its subtle intensity and complexity! Elegant and refined on the palate, this is a full-bodied, dense, saline and elegant Orbel with remarkable purity, finesse and balance for this exceptional vintage and the overall richness of this stunning Orbel Riesling. The wine is tight, fresh and vital, with fine tannin grip and acidity on the very good, lively finish, and it already drinks beautifully, especially with food. Picked at 90.4° Oechsle on September 24–25, it is almost entirely aged in oak barrels between 225 and 600 liters for up to seven months. 3,107 bottles were filled in December 2019. 13.2% stated alcohol. Natural cork stopper."