Tesch Riesling St. Remigiusberg Nahe 2023

James Suckling

James Suckling

James Suckling

How could the beauty of a ripe apricot be married to a lightning strike? That’s what this extraordinary dry riesling does. Generosity and purity are redefined as this flies over your palate with a staggering energy. The flash may be too bright for you, but that doesn’t alter the fact that it is a brilliant illumination that lights up the sky. Drink or hold

Robert Parker

The 2023 Riesling Trocken Laubenheimer St. Remigiusberg is the purest, lightest, brightest and most floral-scented wine of the vintage at this domaine and possibly also the deepest. Filigreed and finely juicy on the palate, this is a tight, pure, dry and slightly austere Riesling that has an intense and juicy core and the concentration to make it a long-distance runner. The acidity is frisky, and the wine has outstanding balance, given its complexity and aging potential. I tasted it after the Karthäuser, which made this wine seem more austere that it really is. Of all the dry crus, the Remigiusberg is the most sophisticated and complex one yet also the one that deserves a sophisticated wine lover. This is saline and savory on the finish yet also juicy and even sensual. Applause! 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted in September 2024

Vinous

The 2023 Riesling St. Remigiusberg is grown on weathered volcanic soil of porphyry. It is Tesch’s smallest site, with vines grown on a steep slope and a flat plateau. Both citrus foliage and zest give immediate lift and life to the nose. The palate is pervasive, energetic, racy and exciting. There is much richness and fluidity at the core and a fill of ripe, juicy Mirabelle, but it remains absolutely zesty with ripe citrus. This is beautifully complete and serene. (Bone-dry)

The Fine Wine Review

The St. Remigiusberg is the the wine with the greatest density and fullness, although it does not in any way lose its balance. For the moment, the wine features edgy citric fruits, but it has a very good development ahead of it. Screw cap closure. 12.5% stated alcohol.

Jancis Robinson

Compact citrus, orange and kumquat, more red than yellow in the nose. Everything here plays in a higher, more tightly woven key. An orchestra of strings to the solo saxophone of the other single sites. The racy acidity is cloaked in concentrated layers, with a lingering saline finish. At first blush this mirrors the cool elegance of the Löhrer Berg, but given time there is even more here to say. This is one to put away.

James Suckling

In it’s heart this is round and ripe but this is like an olive on a skewer thanks to the very racy and pointed acidity. The finish is like sea spray blown in your face by the wind. So much blood orange, pomegranate and a touch of fresh chili, too.

Robert Parker

The 2022 St. Remigiusberg Laubenheimer Riesling trocken opens with a clear and delicate bouquet of ripe red and yellow-skinned apples and finely flinty or rocky notes form the volcanic soils. The full-bodied dry Riesling is pure and saline as well as super vital and tensioned yet also intense and complex, with a long, aromatic, seriously structured and terroir-driven finish. It is, again, the grand cru of Martin and son Johannes Tesch who did a great job in a challenging vintage. They have found the right answers to this exceptionally dry and hot vintage that you don't taste or feel in the 2022s and particularly not in the Saint Remigiusberg...

The Fine Wine Review

The St. Remigiusberg is a bit lighter and more elegant than the Königsschild at this stage and has more of a lemon tinge to its citric fruit.