Weingut Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken – Rausch Riesling Kabinett
The 2019 Zilliken Rausch Riesling Kabinett is a fruit-sweet Riesling from the VDP.GROSSE LAGE Saarburger Rausch. This delicately fruity, juicy, and enlivening Saar Riesling from the Weingut Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken estate is characterized by a vibrant interplay between fruit and acidity. In addition to fruity notes of vineyard peach and apricot, the Zilliken Rausch Riesling Kabinett displays tropical notes of mango and pineapple, a refined slate minerality, and a lovely creaminess. The long finish reveals the wine’s concentration. On the palate, it feels weightless.
Zilliken Rausch Kabinett 2019 – a wine and its specifications
- 8.5% alcohol
- 59.8 g/l residual sugar
- 7.4 g/l acidity
- 95 points Mosel Fine Wines
With a moderate alcohol content of 8.5%, it is an ideal companion for light dishes featuring chicken or fish, sushi, scallops, or spicy Asian cuisine. Although it is already delightful while young, it only truly reveals its full potential after 5–10 years of bottle aging. For those who do not wish to wait five to ten years, we offer matured Rieslings from the Weingut Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken estate.
Incidentally, our cellar is cooled in summer and warmed in winter by a geothermal heat pump powered by a photovoltaic system, ensuring the wine can mature under optimal conditions. The 2011 Zilliken Rausch Riesling Kabinett was awarded 92 points by Gault Millau, and the 2017 vintage received 93 points, each being named the best Kabinett of the year!
2019 – the wine year on the Saar
The 2019 wine year was characterized by challenging weather conditions: the winter was dry, budbreak occurred early, frost struck a low-lying parcel in the Rausch in April, the mulch layer between the vines proved its worth during the hot summer by preventing drought stress, and the extremely hot days around 40 degrees Celsius eventually caused some grapes to suffer sunburn. Consequently, during the harvest in autumn, great care was taken to hand-pick only healthy grapes through rigorous selection. Despite the weather fluctuations and low yields, 2019 was a year with a high average temperature, resulting in ripe grapes. With their fine fruit, vibrant, ripe acidity, and classic, mineral-driven Saar spice, these wines already offer great drinking pleasure. The wines from the VDP.GROSSE LAGE Rausch of the 2019 vintage possess immense aging potential.