2023 Weiser-Künstler Riesling Gaispfad

This is one of the most beguiling, forest/fruit noses in the wine world, with a perfumed nose that quivers between tart alpine strawberries (there are tons of wild strawberries in the vineyard), tart blueberries, melon – herbal elements that recall quinine, with a complex forest medley of pine needles, tulip stalks framed by an iron-rich slate, a just fantastical array of minerality and flakey sea salt – it feels so tactile, like it’s right in front of your nose. There is something fatty and meaty here too, raw – like a steak freshly strewn with salt before grilling. The wine is finely woven, delicate, porcelain in nature, lean and airy, defined yet not aggressive or cut – it is as if every sharp angle has been finely polished, like a stone that’s been rounded by centuries of glacial water. - Vom Boden