Just a hint of funk (from reduction), but this is a deep and complex mineral monument that has been built to last. The pineapple and papaya only comes out on the palate, which is enormously deep and very silky with a lot of spicy notes. Then a huge wave of minerals crashes over you, yet the final impression is light and bright. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

The 2019 Siefersheimer Höllberg Riesling GG opens with a warm, intense, elegant, refined and terroir-driven nose with ripe and candied golden-colored fruit and, initially, also vegetal (cauliflower) notes. Full-bodied, lush and intense on the palate, this is a crystalline but quite rich and elegant Höllberg with good tension and purity on the fine and crystalline finish. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in January 2022. - Stephan Reinhardt