Eitelsbacher Riesling Alte Reben trocken

In the glass

Summarised from the press reviews

Ripe stone fruit such as mirabelle plum and vineyard peach, together with citrus zest, floral tones and a cool, spicy undertone of wet stone. The palate is dry, with lively acidity, a noticeable mineral drive and remarkable depth for an Ortswein; the finish is long and fresh.

Value for money

For around €22 to €25 you get site character from one of Germany's most famous monopole vineyards – the GG from the same hill costs €60 from the estate, and the gap in critics' ratings is considerably smaller than the gap in price.

Goes well with

Veal sweetbreads, halibut or mushroom risotto

The estate

The Karthäuserhof is one of Germany’s oldest wine estates: in 1335 Elector Baldwin of Luxembourg gave the estate to the Carthusian monks, after secularisation it passed into private hands in 1811 and, through the Rautenstrauch and Tyrell families, remained in the same ownership for around two centuries. Since 2012 Albert Behler, cousin of the long-standing owner Christoph Tyrell, has run the estate as the seventh generation.