Schumann Nägler Riesling Geisenheimer Mönchspfad 2019

 From one of Germany's most known wine regions, here is a pure Riesling which reflects in quite a pleasant way the terroir where it was produced. Traditional for the Rhine hills are strong mineral Rieslings allied with refreshing citrus and this Schumann Nägler is not an exception.. 

Even though there is a strong minerality which gives us an almost sparkling feeling,
in this case the citrus are predominant, revealing themselves particularly green with a lime scent absolutely refreshing.

For a long time I have reserved the seasons of the year to different kinds of wine. The perspective of having a white wine in the middle of the winter sounded for me as some sort of deadly sin as well as having a glass of red wine in the warm Portuguese south sounded like the last of options. 

Till the moment came that a German producer at a wine fair in Hamburg has tried to convince me wrong. He argued that I should rather focus on what I want to pair the wine with and, in his particular case, being a fan of Vietnamese food, he said that you could never do wrong with a Riesling.

And it was precisely with some Vietnamese food that I have tried this Schumann Nägler which has adapted itself quite accordingly, matching its citrus with the lemongrass and the minerality with the basil. Not being too strong it has also be a nice companion for the general spice.

Still I have decided to keep a bit to try on its own and make a better judgement of it and I have to confess that without being an exceptional wine, it is a very decent one and incredibly versatile and good to have around for the most different occasions.

With it, I'll go back to one of my favourite poets, the beat Gregory Corso with his thrilling The Whole Mess...Almost

 

I ran up six flights of stairs

to my small furnished room   

opened the window

and began throwing out

those things most important in life

First to go, Truth, squealing like a fink:

“Don’t! I’ll tell awful things about you!”

“Oh yeah? Well, I’ve nothing to hide ... OUT!”

Then went God, glowering & whimpering in amazement:   

“It’s not my fault! I’m not the cause of it all!” “OUT!”   

Then Love, cooing bribes: “You’ll never know impotency!   

All the girls on Vogue covers, all yours!”

I pushed her fat ass out and screamed:

“You always end up a bummer!”

I picked up Faith Hope Charity

all three clinging together:

“Without us you’ll surely die!”

“With you I’m going nuts! Goodbye!”

Then Beauty ... ah, Beauty—

As I led her to the window

I told her: “You I loved best in life

... but you’re a killer; Beauty kills!”   

Not really meaning to drop her

I immediately ran downstairs

getting there just in time to catch her   

“You saved me!” she cried

I put her down and told her: “Move on.”

Went back up those six flights

went to the money

there was no money to throw out.

The only thing left in the room was Death   

hiding beneath the kitchen sink:

“I’m not real!” It cried

“I’m just a rumor spread by life ... ”   

Laughing I threw it out, kitchen sink and all   

and suddenly realized Humor

was all that was left—

All I could do with Humor was to say:   

“Out the window with the window!”

 

 15,5/20
Country: Germany
Region: Rheingau
Grapes:Riesling

11,5%
Winemaker: Dirk Würtz
 Website: https://www.schumann-naegler.de/en/wines/white-wines