93+ Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

From the deep, phyllite soils of this five-hectare monopole, the 2017 Rauenthal Nonnenberg Riesling is still a bit reductive and benefits a lot from aeration and a larger glass. Deep, intense and concentrated on the clear, elegant and stony-mineral nose, this is a highly noble, refined and crunchy Nonnenberg with a long, intense, salty, tensioned and persistent finish. Fine tannins and a healthy mineral acidity give this wine grip and structure as well as good aging potential. It's far from being ready to drink, though, and will benefit a lot from bottle aging. The best is yet to come here, and it should be pretty great. Tasted from AP #3.

Theresa Breuer continues to produce some of the Rheingau’s finest, purest and most elegant lean but complex dry Rieslings. Her iconic Berg Schlossberg from Rüdesheim is not the only super grand cru anymore. Theresa’s heartbreak vineyard has always been the Nonnenberg in Rauenthal, and in 2018 she bottled her personal love letter to this five-hectare monopole. The wine is perfectly balanced, even charming and playful, with a very long and salty finish that already drinks stunningly well. Already the second wine of the cru, the 2018 Rauenthal Estate Riesling is a stunner and highly recommended when you want to have a lot of terroir expression for a moderate price. Another favorite of mine is the 2013 Rüdesheim Berg Roseneck, which has 11.3% alcohol and reveals Mosel-like tension, grace and finesse as well as rich and concentrated fruit. This sounds like a contradiction, doesn’t it? It’s the wine, though, not me. The Berg Roseneck is actually an excellent mature Riesling with food, especially freshwater fish. The upcoming 2017 was not ready to taste, though.
-- Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate

93 David Schildknecht - Vinous Media

"I described this bottling’s village-level counterpart (i.e. “Rauenthal Estate”) as musky and feral in its twisted florality, and that goes double for this vineyard-designated offering. Nose-wrinkling narcissus and faded iris share aromatic billing with pungent lemon and lime rinds as well as with peat, kelp, sea breeze and wet stone. There is an almost charred, carboniferous mid-palate aspect that adds to the complexity and intrigue of a low-toned, darkly herbaceous and mineral personality, with citrus pip piquancy and sheer density underscoring the wine’s sense of grip. But at the same time, juicy citrus serves for its special sense of brightness, leading to animation and refreshment that carry into the seriously-persistent as well as mouthwateringly salt-tinged finish."