"The thousand liters of 2008 Kanzemer Hohecker Riesling Spatlese one star - from a von Kunow's monopole nearly surrounded by the more famous Altenberg - were extremely slow to finish fermenting. Almost shockingly pungent notes of mint and pennyroyal in the nose presage a palate of piquant spiciness and tart rhubarb and apple fruit, allied to crushed stone and seemingly crystalline mineral impingements. Saline, faintly sweaty notes add to the intrigue of a long, stimulating finish. The overall effect is highly invigorating and this should be worth following for a decade or more, and unlike the corresponding Scharzhofberger, it makes sense here to give the wine a few years' bottle age before revisiting. Although he did not de-acidity this particular wine, it was kept analytically a bit lower in residual sugar than von Kunow's two other 2008 Spatlesen." - David Schildknecht (187, The Wine Advocate)
