JB Becker - Riesling Wallufer Walkenberg Spätlese Trocken 2021 (750ml)
JB Becker Description
The “Spätlese Trocken” – is a monument to Becker and to his style. Not since the 2015 vintage have I had these with such depth and force and structure. To be fair, 2015 was a riper vintage and so the wines tend to have more fruit. I’ve tasted the 2021 three times – twice in cask and once in bottle – and every time the wine is stark and essential. A deep, earthy citrus glow, yet really more primordial and mineral. It is just structure and depth, but uncommonly pure. This is a great wine and it has the bones to go a very long time. Decant now, or let’s talk in ten years.
With 2020 the Spätlese Trocken has just 3g ofRS, 12.5% alcohol and a sharp 7.8g of acid.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
Becker's 2021 Wallufer Walkenberg Riesling Spätlese trocken opens with a clear, elegant and aromatic bouquet of white peaches, crushed stones and deep earth. Very refined and elegant on the palate, this is a medium-bodied, tight, saline, well-structured and savory Riesling with character and good length. This is a first-class gastronomic wine that can easily be paired with many dishes including white meat. 12.5% stated alcohol. Glass stopper.
Vinous: 92 Points
The 2021 Riesling Wallufer Walkenberg Spätlese trocken comes with spicy notions of citrus and a little yeast alongside subtle hints of Mirabelle. Fruity tartness defines the nose. The palate is immediately buffered, smooth, bright and citric. Fine Reine Claude and Mirabelle plum aligned around a pink grapefruit zestiness, slightly yeast-textured and bright, bone dry, with juiciness and lightness and yet much substance and sustained yeasty freshness. (Bone-dry)
