Weiser-KünstlerRiesling Ellergrub Auslese GK 2023 (375ml)

The 2023er Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling Spätlese was made from botrytized fruit harvested at approx. 140° Oechsle on largely un-grafted vines still trained on single pole and was fermented down to noble-sweet levels of residual sugar (157 g/l). It offers an intensely smoky and rich nose of tar, candied grapefruit, mango, minty herbs, acacia honey, pine, almond cream, bakery paste, a touch of raisin, and white all wrapped into a hint of volatile which enhances the aromatics. The wine is quite intense on the palate, where fresh exotic fruits are wrapped in intense citrusy fruits, giving the whole an almost racy and taut feel. The finish is racy, vibrant, and superbly long.