2018 Mittelheim St.Nikolaus Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken, Rheingau, Germany

Firm, deep and gripping, tart, clearly yeasty and somewhat planty aroma with restrained, rather citrusy yellow fruity aromas and intense minerality. Tight, juicy, tart fruit, still a lot of yeast, some herbal aromas, intense, bright minerality dominating the wine, almost a little metallic too, fine acidity, lots of grip from friable tannin, concentrated and persistent on the palate, deep, complex but also still completely closed, gripping, long, dense, tart-juicy and again hugely mineral finish with grip and bite. Must mature for a long time

Best to drink: 2025-2040+. What our ratings mean