2016 Hattenheim Engelmannsberg Riesling trocken VDP.Erste Lage, Rheingau, Germany

Firm nose, vegetal and herbaceous notes, light yeasty notes, dried flowers and earthy notes, elegant, cool yellow fruit, particularly apricots, and some green bacon. Firm, elegant, juicy, bone dry fruit on the palate, elegant yeasty, vegetal, herbaceous and light floral notes, prominent apricot, lively, elegant acidity, firm grip, good substance and persistence, prominent mineral notes, still young, hint of butter and sage, some depth, very good firm, elegant, juicy, yeasty, minerally, grippy finish. Very classy.

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