This has such pristine aromatic clarity, offering limes, white nectarines and freshly sliced peaches, as well as notes of spice and pure wet slate. The palate has such grace and balance with effortless, smooth and very supple, sorbet-like texture of fresh, creamy fruit. White pepper and fine spices to close. Drink over the next two decades.

The 2017 Bernkasteler Badstube Auslese is very intense and upfront on the reductive, flinty and even coolish nose. Extremely lush and round on the palate, this is a concentrated, silky-textured and incredibly juicy Auslese that you can hardly stop drinking. This 2017 Badstube is a hedonist's Auslese, and its finish is long, salty, fresh and precise. It's so rich and so stimulating at the same time. You'll wish you could take a bath in it. Dangerous stuff. Tasted in March 2019. -SR

Silken layers of honey and tropical fruit burst from this light-footed yet powerfully fruity Auslese. It's lip-smackingly sweet and palate clinging but balanced zestfully by streaks of lime and lemon. Spicy mineral tones and hints of chestnut-pith linger long on the finish. It's a lovely wine already but likely to meld and improve through 2035.

Lush and opulent, with flavors of orange blossom honey, quince paste and apple tart. Shows jasmine and green tea notes midpalate, adding to the charm and complexity, while the backbone of acidity stands firm. Very open and delicious now, with a long life ahead. Drink now through 2037. 45 cases made.–AZ