2023 Hirsch Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein-Rotfels Riesling Kamptal

The 2023 Riesling Heiligenstein-Rotenfels is a mid-slope parcel on the east-facing flank of the Heiligenstein. In 2023, this was slightly strafed by hail, but the loss was minimal. The wine was whole-bunch-pressed, fermented in stainless steel and matured in large acacia. Stone, reduction, petrichor and conifer are like catnip on the nose. Later, more air brings tangerine and steps up the seductiveness. This vibrates on the nose alone. Slender, stony, precise, pirouetting on tip-toe, this is how this wine presents itself. Time and again, it is arresting how Riesling can wrench so much flavor from stone. Exquisite, statuesque, pure and graceful, this wine is a picture of citric purity and poise, long and linear. (Bone-dry)(AK)