The 2010 Lafaurie-Peyraguey has a pale straw-gold color. It needs some patient swirling to coax out youthful notes of orange blossoms, lemon curd, and grapefruit oil, giving way to more fragrant floral scents of jasmine...

The 1988 Doisy-Daene has a slightly muted nose coming after the 89, needing coaxing from the glass, touches of petrol infusing the honeyed from but missing the same degree of complexity. The palate is balanced but a...

The 2023 Niederhäuser Klamm Riesling Kabinett is pure and savory on the nose that reveals ripe yet fresh and mineral-scented fruit. Round, lush and savory on the palate, this is a crystalline and concentrated, dense and...

Stacks of dried tropical fruits and vanilla fill out the compact body of this very concentrated Auslese. Great energy and drive. Sure you could drink this soon, but with this kind of huge structure we suggest hanging on...

Deep gold in color. Bursting, lively nose of figs, molasses, toffee, browned apple, and humus. Unctuous on the palate, the dried fruit flavors are still bright and juicy, accentuated by a touch of sweetness that is...

The 1998 Doisy Daëne is medium gold in color. Wow—this is a real honey-nut bomb on the nose with gorgeous orange marmalade and preserved apricot notes in the background plus a kick of ginger. Big, rich, full and powerful...

Alluring and unctuous, this opulent version drips with fruit and boasts a fine structure. A supple mix of apple, peach and passion fruit flavors are cut with zesty citrus-laced acidity, while an herbaceous thread weaves...

91+ The 2020 Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese is based on ripe and predominantly healthy fruit with 15% to 20% of botrytis berries that are pretty prominent on the nose that reveals stewed fruit aromas but...

The 2012 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese (AP #15 13) opens clear, cool, precise, smoky and very elegant on the nose. Light but intense and very elegant on the palate this delicious, racy and stimulatingly piquant and grippy...

Philippe Gayral purchased the single foudres of 1958 Rivesaltes from Château Villargeil in 2009. It has a very harmonious and pure bouquet with scents of orange rind, quince, Earl Grey and a touch of dry tobacco, exuding...

Measured and slightly off-dry, offering impressively complex flavors of bitter lemon, apple strudel, white mocha and peach puree filigreed with toasted hazelnut and steeped tea, plus dried meadow flower notes. Hints of...

This has flavors of peach pie and apricot tart that are well-honeyed and filled with creamy unctuousness. Pastry notes show midpalate, with a finish that offers savory richness and plenty of minerally accents. A pure and...

More reductive on the nose than the Himmelreich Auslese Gold Capsule, the 2012 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Gold Capsule (AP #19 13) combines its deeper mineral character with a perfect expression of highly noble...