The 2017 Tokaji Mézes Mály 6-Puttonyos which comes from vines on loess soils has a beautiful nose. Very pure but not intense it offers scents of honeysuckle clementine lemon sherbet and a touch of black currant leaf... Read More

The largest of Royal Tokaji’s 1st growth vineyards Betsek is shaped like a crescent moon and faces southeast. Situated to the east of Nyúlászó and Szt Tamás... Read More

The 2017 Tokaji Szt. Tamás 6-Puttonyos comes from red-clay topsoils in the commune of Mád. This is more backward compared to the Mézes Mály and very much more citrus-driven featuring lemon peel orange... Read More

From 65-year-old vines and vinified in fuders until mid-April this year the 2019 Dhroner Hofberg Riesling Trocken is concentrated and flinty on the detailed complex highly aromatic yet refined and slatey nose. Crystalline and... Read More

The 2018 Riesling Grand Cru Brand Kirchberg is deep intense and pure on the rich but elegant nose. Lush and refined on the palate this is a round and lush but also salty piquant and finely tannic Riesling with a long and intense... Read More

From vines planted in 1947 facing east and in very poor soil the 2019 Riesling Grand Cru Brand Kirchberg is pure but intense and concentrated on the dense and aromatic nose that also reveals saline notes of crushed stones. On... Read More

The 2018 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Dudenstein opens very pure fresh and airy yet intense on the nose like lemon perfume on crushed flint stones and quartzite. The ripeness is just right. On the palate this is a full-bodied... Read More

The 2020 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Dudenstein is another adorable wine from Jean Boxler. From about 70- 80-year-old vines on deeper marlier soils with a granite layer the 2020 shows a coolish clear and refined bouquet of crushed... Read More

The 2018 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Eckberg is quite similar in the nose to the 2020 showing an intense and concentrated layered bouquet of crushed stones with ripe lemons and phenols. Rich yet vital and pure on the palate... Read More

The intensely yellow-colored 2019 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg Eckberg opens with an intense complex and very elegant bouquet of exceptional depth and finesse. Beautiful crystalline stone and citrus aromas lead to a rich and... Read More

Exotic aromas of melon tangy fruit and some smoky notes. Attractive on the palate with hints of flowers and a rich finish.

10 Sep 2021 – A fragrant and super-elegant gruner veltliner which has plenty of concentration but steps lightly. Lots of white peach rosemary and shiso-leaf freshness as well as wet-stone minerality. Very long finely etched... Read More

From the opposite side of the Kellerberg with a deep mix of weathered gneiss and loamy soils the 2019 Ried Hollerin Dürnstein Riesling Smaragd is clear bright intense and spicy on the rich and coolish elegant and deep nose. Based... Read More

Fuller than its Liebenberg counterpart and faintly warm (though analytically harboring the same moderate (13.5%) alcohol) Alzinger’s 2012 Riesling Smaragd Hollerin reflects the deeper loess-overlain soils of this site. Apple... Read More

Appealing nose displays seductive peach with lemon zest and anise. Stone fruits follow on the juicy palate along with mineral and exotic spice notes. A rich complex wine with a nonetheless refreshing structure. Not the delicate... Read More

A cornucopia of fruit aromas across the entire range of citrus and stone fruit with a touch of thyme. Rich and concentrated but this is married to stunningly fresh acidity that lights it up. Lovely floral notes. Moves inexorably... Read More

Very intense and focused this dry riesling has noble austerity. The radical thyme grapefruit and bergamot character are married to intensely mineral acidity on the sleek and highly structured palate. The long extremely focused... Read More

(Leo Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Loibenberg) Intense muskmelon peach and apricot aromas are complemented by orange zest. Sumptuous but tautly structured and rather powerful in body with good extract sweetness and subdued acidity... Read More

The Feuersbrunn 2019 Ried Spiegel 1ÖTW Wagram Grüner Veltliner is from an eight-hectare vineyard where Bernhard Ott makes a strict selection to classify only 56 hectoliters (equal to 100 Eimer or buckets) to be worth a 1er cru.... Read More

What a stunning nose of wild herbs ferns and peaches this dry riesling masterpiece has. Great concentration but all neatly accommodated within a slim silhouette. Very filigree in spite of all the power the finish full of mineral... Read More

A moment of stillness in the midst of a crazy world. Take only a quick sip and you’ll understand rather little. But if you allow yourself to sink into this deep riesling chasm you’ll discover an underworld of mineral fascination... Read More

This Mosel masterpiece shows such an abundance of beauty and grace and it’s easy just to sink into the wide range of perfectly ripe stone-fruit aromas. Then the finish emerges like a whale rising from the depths to the surface... Read More

A giant Spätlese that’s packed to the gills with peach and berry fruit salty minerality and supernaturally vibrant acidity. Such complexity that it’s hard to express in such a string of adjectives. Breathtaking freshness... Read More

A giant Spätlese that’s packed to the gills with peach and berry fruit salty minerality and supernaturally vibrant acidity. Such complexity that it’s hard to express in such a string of adjectives. Breathtaking freshness... Read More

A breathtaking wine that has all the mineral depth and concentration you associate with a Grand Cru but also a wide spectrum of very fine citrus and berry aromas. Then it splash lands in an explosion of fresh-herb aromas. Drink... Read More

A very striking gruner veltliner that’s seriously introverted offering so much herbal and licorice character but almost no fruit. The power is underplayed the body restrained and the salty finish is still tightly wound. Great... Read More

The 2019 Ried Hochrain Riesling Smaragd is from inside the Axpoint and entirely grown on loess. Also this Riesling is a bit rigorous and mean on the slightly untamed but concentrated and fruity nose that shows more white stone... Read More

From ancient partly ungrafted vines the 2020 Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling is white-golden in color and opens with a clear fine and very complex as well as delicate bouquet of ripe fruit and finely weathered blue slate notes. This... Read More

The radiant golden-yellow 2020 Enkircher Batterieberg Riesling comes from 80-year-old ungrafted vines on gray slate and quartzite soils in the steep terraces of the Starkenburg slope and opens with a highly delicate yet also very... Read More

Fruit-driven aromas of white peach and apricot are lifted by a floral element and a hint of spicy botrytis. The rich creamy sweet tropical fruits are given shape and lift by bracing minerality. An auslese in its depth and concentration... Read More

Still right at the beginning of a very long life this brilliant dry Rheingau riesling has almost stark minerality that makes you sit up with a jolt. Very intense and precise finish that’s very long for the 2020 vintage. Drinkable... Read More

At first deep dark and mysterious. Just like the Nikolaihof cellar where this dry riesling spent 16 years in barrel. Then a minty freshness develops that leaps out of the glass at you. By some miracle it manages to taste ancient... Read More

Where do you start to explain this truly amazing dry riesling that doesn't have anything to do with the regular world of wine? Extraordinarily delicate and complex nose that's so far removed from the normal world that... Read More

9 Sep 2022 – Intense and delicate nose of white peach Asian pear and spring blossoms with only a tiny hint of pepper. Ripe and succulent with more than enough concentration this is an exceptionally graceful and beautifully balanced... Read More

9 Sep 2022 – Very enticing nose of white peach and fresh mint with a hint of white flowers. At once succulent and delicate this is a joyful Wachau riesling that has such wonderful harmony it should appeal to anyone looking for... Read More

9 Sep 2022 – Enticing and subtle nose of Yamanashi white peach wild berries and herbs. Ripe but also seriously concentrated and elegant this has deep minerality at the very long and focused finish. This is built for the long... Read More

5 Jan 2023 – Breathtaking nose of white peaches and apple blossom! However that’s just the introduction to this very precise crystalline dry riesling that’s packed with wet stone minerality but also has a very charming and... Read More

Enticing nose features apricot and plum with a veil of lime white peach and wet slate. Tautly strung with a brilliantly refreshing structure that supports its intense stone fruit flavors this multidimensional riesling pivots between... Read More

The Eau de Vie Mirabelle Plum was distilled in 2009 and then aged in glass balloons in the classic Rochelt style. It is wild penetrating and full of character. The feeling here is one of focus and length more than the body found... Read More

Incredibly deep and youthful nose of the most amazing herb garden you can imagine! So richly textured concentrated and incredibly precise that you wonder which way to turn! The incredibly long and invigorating finish leaves you... Read More

I love the deep and delicate peachy nose of this extremely attractive Wachau dry riesling. Wonderful fresh fruit with a touch of mint and lemon balm on the ripe but rather sleek and very precise palate. The power and concentration... Read More

Welcome to the smoke hole! However this mineral masterpiece also has intense orange-peel character and with aeration dark spicy notes emerge. Intense grapefruity acidity drives the very focused and muscular palate. So much drive... Read More

An initial hint of funk (reduction) on the nose doesn't obscure the fact that this riesling GG has very intense spice and wild-berry character. Very concentrated and compact with ripe acidity the minerality and slightly peppery... Read More

What a complex and refined wine this is. Stunning floral complexity as well as intense grapefruit and bergamot notes. Concentrated and ripe but with a firm tannic base and a ton of wild-herb character this is an extremely expressive... Read More

So sleek vibrant and juicy this is a very sensual riesling that happens to have some unfermented-grape sugar. Rippling with white peach citrus and white flowers. So bright and invigorating that you've got to go back for more.... Read More

Fragrant peach and grapefruit aromas with dark notes behind the lightness. So pristine and filigree that you barely feel the natural grape sweetness on the palate. Brilliant acidity at the long sleek finish. From organically grown... Read More

Thomas Haag's 2020 Juffer Sonnenuhr GG is precise and elegant on the coolish and flinty nose. Enormously vital and salty on the palate this is an energetic tensioned and juicy JSU with good intensity and grip on the finish.... Read More

Aged in oak for 20 months the intensely colored 2016 Grüner Veltliner Single Vineyard opens with a much more oxidative bouquet of ripe fruits intertwined with mineral and yeasty notes as well as finely toasted oak. Powerful yet... Read More

The 2017 Tokaji Nyulászó 6-Puttonyos comes from vines on brown volcanic soils overlooking the town of Mád. This has a lighter and perhaps less complex bouquet compared to Royal Tokaji's other cuvées though it develops... Read More

Vivid straw-green. Rich aromas of soft citrus fruits, honey and minerals. Dense, juicy and tactile on the palate, featuring expressive flavors of apricot, beeswax and spices. This fresh, deep, suave Riesling showcases a lovely... Read More

Pale straw-yellow. Very deep aromas of apple cider stone fruits jasmine and loam aromas are perked up by lemon and lime nuances. Big deep and dense but with bracing acidity giving shap to the licorice and loam flavors. The long... Read More

This is a new grand cru from here and shows crushed stones and cooked apples with lemon undertones. Medium-to full-bodied. Flavorful with lots of gun metal and stone to finish.

Medium-dark golden-tinged straw. Exuberant nose of pineapple almond cake and lime. Enters broad and delicately spicy then juicy and vibrant. Citrusy acidity provides this fleshy tactile wine with clarity and cut. Along with the... Read More

From vines that are almost 70 years old Peter Malberg's 2019 Weissenkirchner Ried Weitenberg Grüner Veltliner is fascinatingly deep pure and flinty as well as intense and concentrated on the bright fresh and aromatic nose... Read More

The 2019 Viesslinger Ried Bruck Riesling offers concentrated ripe bright fruit that represents a lot of sun and drought as well as weathered terroir and still juicy refreshing fruit. Dense and elegant on the palate with ripe and... Read More

Enticingly fragrant nose combines apricot acacia honey and white pepper. A touch of vanillin oak from a new cask troubles Peter Malberg but others will find that it adds an element of complexity. Although supple and wonderfully... Read More

This may be too much for some Mosel fans but we find the intensity of the spice aromas in this rich expansive dry riesling something else! The impressive tannin structure and the creaminess from very long fermentation have given... Read More

A beautiful grüner veltliner that reveals pressed elderflowers and jasmine as well as preserved lemons and apricots. Hints of petrichor and wild herbs. The full-bodied palate has a chalky mineral edge (often found wanting in... Read More

From the southeast-facing part of the cru the 2019 Ried Kellerberg Dürnsteiner Riesling Smaragd opens with a deep pure intense and complex nose with perfectly ripe slightly caramelized fruit intertwined with finely mineral and... Read More

A dense layered white with apple pear flint and gunpowder aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied dry and flavorful. Bitter lemon too. Very intense and flavorful. Drinkable now but better in a year or so when it opens up.

The 2019 Ried Loibenberg Loibner Riesling Smaragd is deep intense and ripe on the nose but also pure and fresh with notes of crushed stones and tropical yellow stone fruits. Dense and intense on the substantial palate this is... Read More

Feel the dark side of the Kabinett force! Plenty of cassis and grapefruit aromas but also ripe stone fruit darker wild berries wet earth and rocks. And the interplay of these is what makes this wine so exciting. Extremely long... Read More

So many fresh floral notes plenty of orange zest sage and a whiff of smoke. Juicy stone fruit and lively acidity with very well integrated natural grape sweetness that you feel less and less as the wine flows over your palate... Read More

According to Christophe Schaefer the 2018 Domprobst Auslese AP #11 has just a tiny touch of botrytis in it as it has almost exclusively been produced from golden berries. The wine is truly stunning on both the nose and palate... Read More

18 Sep 2021 – Mind-blowing nose of cassis and forest berries with white flowers and a hint of cedar. Staggering depth packed into a very sleek silhouette but the brilliant acidity and enormous wet-stone freshness are even more... Read More

Mind-blowing nose of cassis and forest berries with white flowers and a hint of cedar. Staggering depth packed into a very sleek silhouette but the brilliant acidity and enormous wet-stone freshness are even more astonishing because... Read More

The extremely fresh white-peach herbal and savory nose pulls you into this sleek and vibrant Spätlese that's brimming with white-flower and wet-stone character. Dances over your palate with the greatest of ease. Very longpure... Read More