Schoffit Grand Cru 'Rangen' Clos Saint Theobold Riesling 2022

‘The 2022 Riesling Rangen Clos Saint Theobold Grand cru is from a parcel in the midslope of the Rangen, picked from vines between 40-45 years old. The nose has immense clarity of the brightest citrus. The palate is totally taut, still raw almost, but displaying clarity, precision and wonderful concentration that tingles with all manner of citrus zest, spanning lemon, bergamot and aromatic tangerine. Exquisite density shows beautiful ripeness and serene smoothness, despite all the stone. wonderfully complete, without a touch of heat despite what Schoffit calls, rightly, a “violent warm” terroir. The 2022 is a pure wine of stone and tingling, aromatic citrus zest. (Bone dry).’ 97 points, Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous Media, January 2024.

"The Grand Cru wines of Bernhard Schoffit are World Class wines. They are always rich but never heavy, and combine a full body with genuine varietal and terroir character. Bernard Schoffit made a historic contribution when he, after years of negotiations, bought 6.5 of the 18.8 ha of the southern-most Grand Cru of Alsace, the volcanic Rangen. At that time, the vineyards were neglected and mismanaged. Today, it is a vineyard on par with the likes of Montrachet and Chambertin." Alsace-wine.net

"The wines are compelling in a rather quiet way, understated but so convincing." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous Media, April 2024.