Emrich Schonleber Monzinger Riesling Kabinett 2024
(Nahe, Germany) - [VM 95] [JS 94]

About the Winery:
Weingut Emrich-Schönleber is a prestigious German winery in Monzingen, Nahe, known for its high-quality, single-vineyard Riesling wines from steep, stony vineyards like Frühlingsplätzchen and Halenberg. The Schönleber family has a viticultural history dating to the mid-18th century, and the estate transitioned to exclusively winemaking in the late 1960s.

The estate is situated in Monzingen, in the upper Nahe region of Germany, a relatively cool area surrounded by forests. The winery is known for wines from its top-tier, single-vineyard plots, particularly Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen and Monzinger Halenberg.

Notes from the Winemaker:
Monzingen is located on the western fringes of the Nahe winegrowing area. Its vineyards are 160 to 250 metres above sea level. The extensive Soonwald forest is situated a few kilometres away to the north. Ours is a relatively cool climate for winegrowing, where sites with abundant sunshine, optimum slope exposure, stony soils and warm microclimates offer the best chance for high-quality wine. With the appropriate know-how, and when the right factors come together, we have good prospects of producing singular wines that are worthy of the highest international recognition.

Our vines grow on stony soils that are typical of the slate-rich Wadern geological formation ("Waderner Schichten"). Here the grapes are normally much smaller than would otherwise be the case, and consequently all the more aromatic.

Strong thermal winds blow through our best plots - warm air currents that rise from the valley on sunny days and further increase the temperature in the vineyard. Falcons and buzzards like to ride these thermals and can often be seen circling effortlessly in the sky above. In turn, the nearby Soonwald forest provides a natural source of cooling air during the night. As our best vineyard blocks are not directly exposed to these cold drafts of nocturnal air, they are able to cool down more slowly. This is ideal for optimum aroma development in our grapes.

Ratings & Reviews

95 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2024 Riesling Monzinger Kabinett was picked in Halenberg and Niederberg. This comes with full grapefruit- and blossom-tinged charm. It’s light and bright, with citrus and stone notes twirling and swaying across the palate. This is wonderfully weightless and so seductive. The 2024 is a simply superb Kabinett with 52 g/L residual sugar that tends to disappear in the face of 9.4 g/L of acidity. (Medium) (Drink between 2025-2055)" - Anne Krebiehl MW (Sep 2025)

94 Points - James Suckling:

"This light-bodied, off-dry riesling has electric acidity that gives it incredible energy and vitality. Whiplash finish that’s either going to excite you or be too tart. I love it! So much saltiness in the long, super-crisp finish. Drink or hold." - JS (Aug 2025)