- Region
- Nahe
- Producer
- Weingut Emrich-Schönleber
- Vintage
- 2020
- Grape varieties
- 100% Riesling
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Ratings
- 94 points Robert Parker
- 94 points James Suckling
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
- Classification
- VDP.Ortswein
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
Hand-picked and hand-selected grapes. Gentle pressing followed by fermentation in oak casks (partially with wild yeasts). Subsequent maturation on the fine lees through the winter until bottling in the spring.
Pale lemon. Rich nose of stone fruit and grapefruit, with pronounced minerality and spicy notes. Good concentration on the palate, with a tightly woven structure and incredible freshness. Complex and expressive.
Halgans is the new name for the bottling previously called 'Halenberg trocken', and the local term for a species of crane – a pointed reference to Halenberg's special microclimate. Strong thermal winds blow through the vineyard – warm air currents that rise up the steep slope (gradient of up to 70 degrees) from the valley below. As a result, the grapes are smaller and develop an especially exquisite aroma. The predominant soils on this south-facing incline consist of slate and quartzite.