2019 Iphofen Julius-Echter-Berg Riesling VDP.Erste Lage trocken, Franconia/Franken, Germany

Firm, tart, clearly vegetable and a hint of peppery scent with restrained yellow-fruity aromas and earthy minerality. Ripe, firm, juicy, somewhat sweetish fruit with herbal-vegetable aromas, a little olive and floral traces, lively, fine acidity and a lot of grip of ripe, polished tannin, persistent and quite dense on the palate, plenty of light minerality, very fresh cucumber-like tones, a touch of pepper, yeasty nuances, good depth, the relatively high residual sugar is quite hidden, has power, very good, firm, juicy, yeasty, fresh planty and intensely mineral finish. Should mature excellently

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