This leads with an herbal mélange that is subtly sweet as well as smoky, suggesting a mingling of basil and marjoram; then along come scents of white peach and winter squash. The feel is silken and at 11.5% alcohol there is a lovely sense of lift. A sweetly herbal, nutty suggestion of tiny lima beans adds depth. The vibrantly sustained finish, its luscious fruit underlain by wet stone and secretly supported by 13 grams of residual sugar, introduces an invigoratingly peppery bite and mouthwatering salinity to the at once cooling and smoky persistence of green herbal elements. (David Schildknecht, Vinous, January 2020)
This leads with an herbal mélange that is subtly sweet as well as smoky, suggesting a mingling of basil and marjoram; then along come scents of white peach and winter squash. The feel is silken and at 11.5% alcohol there is a lovely sense of lift. A sweetly herbal, nutty suggestion of tiny lima beans adds depth. The vibrantly sustained finish, its luscious fruit underlain by wet stone and secretly supported by 13 grams of residual sugar, introduces an invigoratingly peppery bite and mouthwatering salinity to the at once cooling and smoky persistence of green herbal elements. (David Schildknecht, Vinous, January 2020)
Jan 24th, 2020
Mosel, Germany
