Deep lemon in color. A vibrant, lively and heady nose of lemon and apple marmalade, chamomile flower, and stone fruit jam. Unctuous and even oily on the palate with mid-palate weight, a sweet edge, and a long...

This is not a Mosel Auslese nor is it a dry Riesling, but its personality marries elements from both these categories in a completely original manner. What an incredibly fresh and entrancing nose of Amalfi lemons and mint...

This Mosel riesling kabinett is a miniature masterpiece of delicacy. I love the aromas of wildflowers and herbs that are married to a wealth of mineral nuances on the light- to medium-bodied palate. Although a hint of...

An explosion of delicate stone fruit aromas pulls you into this ripe, yet beautifully proportioned dry Rheingau riesling that’s on the edge of medium- to full-bodied. Impressive as the front- and mid-palates are, this...

The 2022 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Spätlese (Golden Capsule) is clear and very fine on the elegant and subtle nose that indicates perfectly ripe fruit and intermingles its flavors with delicate notes of finely...

Very cool and still quite closed, this has an intense stony minerality and a pronounced cassis note. Very concentrated and currently quite austere, however, this dry riesling has terrific structure. This really needs a...

So vibrant for it’s age, this has great concentration of candied-lime and grapefruit-zest character. Terrific structure and energy on the driving palate, but all of this is wrapped in rich citrus fruit to create...

Here is a great Mosel Kabinett that needs a bit more time to show what it is really made of. Still very young with a pronounced yeasty character that slowly recedes with aeration, but the white peach and honeysuckle...

So delicate and elegant, with incredible floral aromas (lilac and lavender) on the still embryonic nose, but that’s only the beginning. Then comes the no less amazing elegance on the middle of the medium-bodied palate...

Deep, dark and rocky, this is a powerful dry riesling with a radical structure that is not for the faint-hearted. There’s also a wonderful succulence on the very concentrated mid-palate. And then the hammer falls at the...

A very elegant and racy wine for the warm Pfalz with a wonderful range of aromas from yellow peach and melon through to red apple and Amalfi lemon. Ample fruit in spite of the relatively sleek body. Long, very vibrant and...

A super-elegant and refined riesling Kabinett with great energy and clarity that races across the palate at a very brisk clip thanks to the brilliant acidity. The delicate touch of unfermented grape sweetness accentuates...

(95-97 points) The 2021 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr GG is coolish and flinty on the aristocratic, elegant and refined nose. Supple but light and juicy on the palate, this is a round but elegant and refined, pure and salty ZSU...

What an incredible interplay of golden fruit aromas and fantastic spicy complexity this enormously concentrated and creamy Mosel riesling has. Not analytically dry, but with spot-on balance, and everything is perfectly...

A sensational riesling Auslese that leaves you wondering why you wanted to do anything else today other than drink this wine. Fabulous peachy finesse that makes me think of the pink shimmer on the skin of a beautiful...

Shows impressive cut for a kabinett, with a firm mineral spine and mouthwatering acidity that drives energy and length. Offers lemon and lime flavors up front, with citrus zest and floral highlights -- jasmine and...

A dark and mysterious wine with a very warm and generous heart! Stunning concentration and richness, too! This doesn’t hesitate for a moment, but ploughs straight across your palate like a steam roller. The finish is at...

For anyone who has never taste one, this wine smells like the red-fleshed vineyard peach. Then, on the incredibly focused palate, you plunge into the mineral depths of a riesling Grand Canyon. You need to like acidity to...

Terrific tension between juicy white tree fruit and grapefruit aromas and the smoky-stony side of the wine. So bright and energetic on the extremely focused, light-bodied palate. Laser-beam straight in the finish. Drink...

So much ripe peach with a glaze of floral honey that makes this very easy to enjoy. Ripe and generous but very clean and straight on the medium-bodied palate. Very long finish in which the racy acidity and a hint of...

The 2024 Julius Riesling is lean and austere, both aromatically and in the mouth. One must wait for the length of flavor to subside prior to casting judgment upon it; and it is best that you do wait, because the length of...

From 80-year-old, ungrafted vines that were picked at 104° Oechsle in mid-October, so toward the end of the harvest, Selbach's 2022 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese * opens with an intense and concentrated yet also...

The balance of white peach, Amalfi lemon and parsley aromas with the racy, Amalfi lemon acidity and delicate spritz of natural carbon dioxide gives this great riesling kabinett so much energy and appeal. Incredibly...

The greatest wines all have something that sounds contradictory when you describe it plainly. This is an incredibly graceful dry Mosel riesling with super-refined peachy fruit that feels almost weightless in spite of the...

Simultaneously succulent and brilliant, this Mosel Auslese has a fascinating touch of savory character as well as great fresh pineapple fruit. Impressive concentration, but also great energy and tension on the...

The vibrant aromas of white peaches and white blossoms are married to an intense slatey minerality in this sleek and precise dry Nahe riesling. Quite some structure, although it is barely medium-bodied. Wonderful stony...

This great Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese shows exactly the combination of white flower and white peach aromas with silky succulence and extraordinary freshness that made these wines legendary. There’s a healthy amount of...

The first thing that strikes you is the huge stone fruit ripeness in the nose, but then comes the striking exotic fruit and herb freshness, and when you take the first sip the wet stone intensity and vibrancy are truly...

Anybody who doesn’t know what the noblest form of botrytis smells like is in for an extraordinary initiation. What a mind-boggling array of tropical fruit aromas (think mango, papaya, mangosteen) this gigantically...