Egon Muller 'Le Gallais' Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Spatlese, Mosel, Germany 2020

“Le Gallais” Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Spätlese 2020 is a beautifully poised Mosel Riesling from the Braune Kupp vineyard in Wiltingen. Compared to Scharzhofberger, it’s slightly more open and fruit‑forward, offering ripe peach, apricot, lime zest, and delicate floral notes over a slate‑driven core. The palate balances vibrant acidity with refined Spätlese sweetness, giving it richness without heaviness. Elegant, precise, and quietly powerful, it’s a superbly age‑worthy Riesling that will evolve gracefully for decades.

"Even as we get to Spätlese level in the present collection, there is a delightfully cooling aspect to the 2020 Riesling Wiltinger Braune Kupp Spätlese A.P. #5 Le Gallais, here engendered by pear and honeydew melon laced with brown spices, but also lime, mint and basil. The buoyant midpalate impression is succulent as well as silken, with suggestions of quince preserves and marzipan emphasizing the ripeness and very lightly botrytized nature of the fruit without sacrificing the cooling elements or citric brightness. Somehow the lusciously lingering finish manages to be stimulating yet soothing and caressing. Citrus zest, cinnamon and mace serve for welcome counterpoint, but here is one of those rare instances at this address where I have the impression of slight excess sweetness that needs time to integrate." Vinous 94