The best wines are often circumstantial, which couldn’t be truer here. I’ve had this wine on a couple of occasions and none has hit a peak quite like this bottle. Whether it’s the extra cellaring time, the quelling of a built-up riesling craving, or the excellent company, I’m sure it all contributed to the best riesling I’ve had this year. This was comforting, complete, invigorating. Powerful and ripe, deep and savoury, yet fiercely mineral, herbal, and taut, all inflected by a certain special Koehler-Ruprecht earthiness. A one on the binary scale!
The best wines are often circumstantial, which couldn’t be truer here. I’ve had this wine on a couple of occasions and none has hit a peak quite like this bottle. Whether it’s the extra cellaring time, the quelling of a built-up riesling craving, or the excellent company, I’m sure it all contributed to the best riesling I’ve had this year. This was comforting, complete, invigorating. Powerful and ripe, deep and savoury, yet fiercely mineral, herbal, and taut, all inflected by a certain special Koehler-Ruprecht earthiness. A one on the binary scale!
May 14th, 2023
Pfalz, Germany
