Rausch Riesling Kabinett 2021 – Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken
The 2021 Zilliken Rausch Riesling Kabinett is a fruit-sweet Riesling from the VDP.GROSSE LAGE of Saarburger Rausch. This delicately fruity, juicy, and enlivening Saar Riesling from the Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken is characterized by a lively interplay between fruit and acidity. Delicate aromas of tropical and local fruits, white peach, ripe green apple, mango, and pineapple are carried by an elegant layer of slate smoke. Juicy on the palate, with lively acidity and underscored by a subtle herbal note. However, one should not be deceived; the full power of the Rausch site reveals itself in the calm richness, deep minerality, and persistent nature of this single-vineyard Riesling.
Zilliken Rausch Kabinett 2021 – a wine and its values
- Origin: Wine from Germany
- Region: Mosel (formerly Mosel, Saar, Ruwer)
- Site: VDP. Grosse Lage Rausch
- Grape Variety: Riesling
- 8.0% Alcohol
- 59 g/l Residual Sugar
- 9 g/l Acidity
With a moderate alcohol content of 8%, it is an ideal companion for light dishes with chicken or fish, sushi or scallops, or spicy Asian cuisine. Even if it delights when young, it only truly shows its full potential after 5-10 years of bottle aging. Older vintages from the Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken are available in our professional storage.
Incidentally, our cellar is cooled in summer and heated in winter by a geothermal heat pump powered by a photovoltaic system, allowing the wine to mature optimally.
Gault Millau awarded the 2011 Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Rausch Riesling Kabinett 92 points and the 2017 vintage 93 points, naming each the best Kabinett of the year!
2021 – the vintage on the Saar
Dorothee Zilliken fondly remembers the ice-cold winter of the 2021 vintage, as it gave nature the opportunity to rest. During the cool spring, vegetation awoke only slowly. Fortunately, this meant that the frost at the beginning of April caused no damage to the vines, as they had not yet budded. The summer of 2021 was also rather cool, which brought a lot of work in creating an airy leaf canopy. But this investment in the quality of the grapes paid off. After a beautiful late summer, the harvest began under good weather conditions on October 11th and produced healthy grapes, allowing both Grosses Gewächs and noble sweet wines from grand cru sites to be vinified. The 2021 Saar Rieslings from the Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken are elegant and classic, with a maximum of finesse and expressiveness.