Van Volxem, Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling GG Brut Zero The 2018 Pinot Noir Horseshoe

The 2018 Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard Ungrafted Vines emerges from a steep parcel on the property planted with a very dense 17

crème de cassis

The mineral definition here is excellent thanks to flinty tones of crushed granite and pencil shaving

This beautifully balanced if compact effort should also amply reward longer-term cellaring

mineral-driven and delightfully floral on the nose

Van Volxem, Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp Riesling GG Brut Zero The 2018 Pinot Noir HorseshoeFrom the Pergentsknopp, the 2019 Scharzhofberger P Riesling GG opens very intense and flinty on the lemon scented nose, and it is even more straight and challenging than the generic Scharzhofberger, with lemon leaf aromas and vulnerable stony aromas of wet crushed slate and quartzite. Piquant and fresh on the palate, this is a lean, tight, dry, grippy and persistently salty but also dense and juicy Pergentsknopp that lacks a couple of years of bottle