92 Punkte | www.robertparker.com | S. Reinhardt
“The 2021 Riesling Unplugged offers a deep, pure and substantial nose with remarkable complexity and stony expression. Lush and round on the palate, this is an intense, saline and balanced dry Riesling with good phenol grip and fine citrus fruit bitters. The 2021 is seriously structured and shows intense and juicy fruit with stimulating grip. This is an excellent Riesling and surely one of the finest in its 21 years of existence. 12.5% stated alcohol.”

92 Punkte | jamessuckling.com | S. Pigott
„Dieser trockene Riesling verbindet altdeutsche Ernsthaftigkeit mit jugendlich-fröhlicher Energie. Umwerfende mineralische Frische am sehr konzentrierten Gaumen, aber auch ein Hauch von Verspieltheit, der Lust auf mehr von dem ernsten Zeug macht und die Hand zurück zum Glas zieht. Knochentrockener und äußerst lebendiger Abgang.“

93 Punkte | Fine Wine Review | C. Kolm
„This is Tesch’s “entry level” Riesling, but a very serious one it is. The wine has floral aromas and flavors and is light on the palate with lime minerality, salinity, and a dancing, enlivening acid attack. It is perhaps the driest of the set — deliberately as it is intended to be drunk on release, the others beginning a few years after release and so have a bit more residual sugar.“

93 Punkte | jamessuckling.com | S. Pigott
“Electrifying freshness and lightning bright Amalfi-lemon aroma, plus wet-stone minerality that makes this lift off on your palate. So focused on the medium-bodied palate. Such an exciting energy at the dangerously refreshing finish. Drink or hold.”

92 Punkte | www.robertparker.com| S. Reinhardt
“The 2023 Riesling Trocken Unplugged is another dry „oops“ Riesling from Martin and his son Johannes Tesch. It is finer and airier than the Riesling Trocken and has integrated herbal aromas to the delicate fruit that also comes rather tropical yet in a finer, more discreet way, rather more of an idea than real. Juicy, refined and very elegant on the palate, this is far from being austere but with the character of the lower Nahe. The finish is tight yet also fruity and juicy and not just fruity but still savory, firm, minerally and long. There’s no reason to fear this wine, but first empty the other „oops“ bottle to qualify for this next step. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted in September 2024.”

90 Punkte | Fine Wine Review | C. Kolm
“The “Unplugged” is made from older vines than the preceding wine, and it is less immediately open, and although there is good grip here, this wine comes off as less aggressive in its bite. There’s a noble austerity here and some chalkiness. Screw cap closure. 12.5% stated alcohol.”

91 Punkte | www.vinous.com | A. Krebiehl
„The 2023 Riesling Unplugged is the estate Riesling, made from old vines planted between the 1940s and 1970s across the single sites. The nose has the slightest frisson of passion fruit while the palate absolutely honors its name, with straight lines, uncompromising dryness and a matter-of-fact Rieslingness. There’s gorgeous citrus and not a frill in sight. Strait-laced, pure and lasting. (Bone-dry)“

90+ Punkte | www.robertparker.com | S. Reinhardt
“Die dritte Dekade des ehemaligen Kabinett trocken von Tesch beginnt mit dem 2022 Riesling Unplugged, der sich mit einer intensiven, komplexen, mineralischen Nase mit reifen, aromatischen Früchten öffnet. Der trockene Riesling mit mittlerem Körper ist rein, straff, anregend und transparent sowie salzig im Abgang. Er ist dichter und komplexer als der 2022er Tesch Riesling T trocken, aber nicht unbedingt attraktiver. Er ist stringenter und hat größeres Reifepotential, sicher. Doch seine wahre Klasse wird sich erst nach einigen Jahren Flaschenreife zeigen. 12% Alkohol. Stelvin-Schraubverschluss. Verkostung im Oktober 2023.”

92 Punkte | jamessuckling.com | S. Pigott
“Eine Nase von aromatischen alten Apfelsorten mit einem Hauch von Limettenschale. So viel Kraft und so viel Energie für nur 11,5% Alkohol. Schlank und sehr hell mit einer wunderbaren Limettenfrische. Der salzige Abgang holt Sie zurück für mehr.”

91 Punkte | Fine Wine Review | C. Kolm
“Wie immer hat der Riesling Unplugged eine erfrischende, lebendige Säure. In der Nase hat der Wein blumige Noten. Am Gaumen ist er mittelschwer, mit einer ausgezeichneten Salzigkeit, die mit der beginnenden Pfirsichfrucht harmoniert. Dieser Wein ist ein perfekter Einstieg in das Sortiment des Weinguts und kann sofort getrunken werden. Schraubverschluss. 11,5% Alkohol.”

88 Punkte | robertparker.com | S. Reinhardt
„Tesch’s 2016 Nahe Riesling Trocken „Unplugged“ needs a longer time in the glass at this early stage but then offers clear, ripe and quite intense aromas of white and yellow-fleshed fruits. Medium-bodied, clear and fruity, with good phenolic grip and racy-piquant acidity, this has a lean, straight and well-structured character. Tesch’s 2016 combines the intense, lush and fleshy fruit of a warm vintage with the lean character and racy acidity of a cooler vintage and is an excellent representation of the 2016 vintage.“

90 Punkte | jamessuckling.com | S. Pigott
„The first impression of this bone dry riesling is deceptively light, but there’s more than enough substance tucked away in this modest frame to balance the lemony acidity, and the finish is so clean it makes you crave a seafood platter or an open-air rock concert right now. “