
2020
Region
Germany › Baden › Qualitätswein
Type
white · still
Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc
Alcohol
13%
Volume
750 mL
Sugar
0.5 g/L
Oh, such a great wine to end a long day full of wine and empty bottles. Made in a very Burgundian style, so it's no surprise it was mistaken for a young, serious Chardonnay. Lemon, gunpowder, wet stone, a touch of mould, green hazelnut, apple, and butter. Crisp acidity, beautifully handled oak, and a long, flavourful finish. A seriously impressive bottle.
I don't get why some people complain about this wine. In my book, it's wonderful---sophisticated, multilayered, and relatively intense. It has nice fruit and riverbank notes, but nothing filthy or too opulent. Notes of lemon, gunpowder, wet stone, mould, green hazelnut, apple, and butter. Crisp acidity, wonderful oak influence, and a long, flavourful aftertaste. Just wonderful.
Gunpowder and citrus ignite the nose, flanked by apple, butter, and raw hazelnut with a dash of mould. The 2020 Malterdinger Weiss carries a medium body, veering towards a crisp stance without tripping on overdone oak. It's fresh, almost cracking and delicate. Would love to see how it develops with time.