Wagner Stempel “Heerkretz” Riesling GG 2021

96 points James Suckling
As delicate as a bunch of chamomile, yet as focused and powerful as a laser beam, this is a super-cool and mineral dry riesling that packs enormous depth into a sleek silhouette. Still extremely young and just beginning to show its real class. From organically grown grapes.

96 points Decanter
Dating back to 1845, the estate is based in Siefersheim, west of Rheinhessen. Proprietor Daniel Wagner is the ninth generation of the Wagner family, taking over in the early 1990s. He is responsible for the estate’s prominence today, as well as its conversion to organic methods. The Heerkretz vineyard has gravel and clay-loam soils. The wine was fermented in tanks before being aged in medium and large German oak barrels. Caro Maurer MW: Clearly defined, expressive aromas of lemon and lime. Full-flavoured, with initial ripe notes mingling in. Great concentration and length. Mark Dearing: A clean display of green fruits and brambly herbs with nice contoured acidity. All very well balanced. Stefan Neumann MS: Intense. This has broad shoulders with depth. Yellow apple, slightly spiced. Dense but fairly giving in terms of fruit. Slightly restrained but showing enough to keep you engaged.

95 points Eichelmann

93 points Vinum

92 points Robert Parker
92+. The Siefersheim 2021 Heerkretz Riesling GG is deep, dark and spicy on the still-discreet yet already dense, substantial and, most of all, flinty nose that represents ripe and intense Riesling fruit intertwined with bread aromas from the sur lie aging. Round, fresh and savory on the palate, this is an elegant yet also tight, complex and persistently mineral, pretty saline and tensioned Heerkretz with concentrated and persistent fruit yet still not the brilliance I expect from this cru. The palate is still a bit cloudy and yeasty, which covers the brilliance of the Riesling (!) fruit and also the terroir at this early stage. Structurally, this is a complex Riesling yet texturally a rather Burgundian one due to the lees management that seems to be different here. The 2021 is a promising and supple wine that most probably needs some years to age in the bottle. 13% stated alcohol. Diam cork.