Robert Parker 95
From a 40-year-old plot that was hand-harvested in two steps to collect nothing but fully ripe, golden-yellow grapes, the intensely yellow-colored Niersteiner 2022 Hipping Alte Reben Riesling trocken opens with a clear, refined yet most of all intense and complex nose of fully ripe fruits intertwined with fine saline and stony notes plus hints of lemon juice. Full-bodied and rich yet vital and refined on the palate, this is a generous, very intense and sustainable Hipping Riesling with a long, aromatic and saline finish. This is an impressively salivating 2022 and based on a serious, terroir-generated structure and wrapped with an elegant and playful fruit finesse. This is like yellow silk on red rocks and highly delicious. One of the finest Niersteiner Rieslings I have tasted from this miraculous vintage that caused hydric stress in summer but turned out to finish beautifully. 12% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in January 2024.