Weiser-KünstlerRiesling Steffensberg Im Löwenbaum Feinherb 2023 (750ml)

The 2023er Enkircher Steffensberg Im Löwenbaum Riesling Feinherb was made from fruit harvested at 87° Oechsle on old vines still trained on single pole in this prime Lieu-Dit at the heart of the Steffensberg and was fermented down to sweet levels of residual sugar (10.5 g/l). A whiff of volatile quickly gives way to an aromatic and very attractive nose of tangerine, yellow peach, minty herbs, licorice, ginger, and plenty of spices. The wine is comparatively light weighted on the slightly broader and creamier palate. The finish leaves a fresh feel, almost dry-tasting, and salty, with still quite some tartness in need of integration. This just off-dry tasting Im Löwenbaum has quite some upside potential if it gains in finesse with aging.