A zesty nose promises refreshment and poise. The palate not only keeps this promise but tops it. Orange, mandarin and lemon frame riper peach and Mirabelle plum explode like a firework of fruit on the palate. This is fruit-framed, citrus-focused joy, combining immense concentration with immense elegance. There is a long and exciting life ahead of this.

Franz Hirtzberger's 2013 Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel is classic! Very precise, complex and concentrated on the fresh, elegant and transparent, more-mineral-than-fruity nose. Intense and concentrated on the palate, this full-bodied legend is also vibrant, piquant, very elegant and provided with a long and mineral finish. Expensive, but great and unique as always. - Stephan Reinhardt