Wittmann Brunnenhäuschen Großes Gewächs Riesling 2018

97/100 vinous

"A high-toned, penetrating aromatic display features mint, thyme, iris, honeysuckle, zesty lime and prominently pit-inflected white peach. Shades of this year’s Hubacker: The palate impression here is almost shocking for its sheer lusciousness of fruit, with drippingly ripe honeydew melon joining the peach and lime. Not that this beauty is wanting for Abtserde-typical inner-mouth floral perfume, or for a mineral dimension; a mouthwatering savor akin to raw scallop incorporates salt, chalk and iodine nuances. It’s just that it boasts a generosity of forward fruit and a torrent of primary juiciness as well. A silken feel adds to the wine’s seductive appeal. Musky floral, salty mineral and lusciously fruity elements play against one another on a vibrant, sensationally sustained finish that tugs at the salivary glands and leaves the taster both invigorated and refreshed. This should for many years stand as a high point of its vintage as well as of the Grosses Gewächs genre."
(David Schildknecht, vinous.com)

95/100 PP

"The 2018 Brunnenhäuschen Riesling GG is pure and intense on the flinty, refined and elegant nose. On the palate, this is a rich and salty-piquant, fresh and fine Riesling with finesse, fine tannins (like clayey slate plates), juicy and intense stone fruit and a long, intense and powerful finish. Great wine! Tasted at the domaine in March 2020."
(Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com)

"Die Lage Brunnenhäuschen befindet sich östlich des Morsteins und oberhalb der Lage Steingrube. Durch seine Höhenlage reifen die Trauben dort langsam und die Ernte findet meist erst nach sehr langer Vegetationszeit statt. Die Filetstücke des Brunnenhäuschens befinden sich in der alten Gewann „Abtserde“. In diesem Kernstück bewirtschaften wir einen halben Hektar Riesling-Reben."
(Weingut Wittmann)