2022 Kremstal DAC Ried Goldberg Riesling Erste ÖTW Ried trocken, Lower Austria/Niederösterreich, Austria

Firm and quite deep, somewhat warm nose of ripe stone fruit and partly candied citrus fruit with some peach and apricot skin, sea buckthorn, herbal-vegetable nuances and smoky minerality. Ripe, dense, juicy fruit, not quite dry, but also with a lot of tart minerality and herbal spice, again smoky-mineral on the palate, very fine acidity, some grip, persistent, has power and a certain alcohol warmth, certain depth, fennel, black berry hints, a hint of root vegetables, very good, with air somewhat softening, sweetish finish, again with a lot of alcohol power.

Best to drink: Mitte 2024 bis 2030+. What our ratings mean