Richter's amber/orange colored 2011 Graacher Dompropst Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese, picked at 260° Oechsle and bottled with 5.5% alcohol plus 340 grams of unfermented sugar and 12.5 grams of total acidity, needs some time to open up and breathe free. Provided with clear and concentrated dried yellow-fleshed stone fruit, white meat and ginger flavors on the nose, this is a terribly sweet, rich and viscous TBA with great intensity and freshness. The acidity is perfectly integrated and gives remarkable finesse and elegance. The finish is even a bit salty and is certainly sweet and aromatic. This TBA fermented until early 2016 and has been filtered only after the harvest of the same year. -Stephan Reinhardt