Immich-Batterieberg, Enkircher Steffensberg Riesling, Mosel

Pale golden. Peach, apricot and nectarine on the nose. Some smoky and herbal notes too. On the palate, it has juicy, ripe fruit. Dry, but with a rounded mouthfeel. Medium acidity, making it appear soft. Finish could have been longer. Charming, approachable and elegant, but lacking some edge.

An expansive, airy, and heady perfume that shows vibrant floral, stone fruit, and intense mineral elements. It’s a gorgeous nose, one that created a quiet at the table when it was first poured. The palate, oddly, doesn’t show the energy that is suggested by the nose, nor the complexity. It’s perfectly fine, but indistinct. We popped and poured and finished the bottle in an hour so maybe it needed more air time? My instinct is no though, and I would …

The German Crush Tour; 10/8/2017-10/16/2017 : red slate. Rich wine with hints of apricot and vanilla. Good ripe mid with minerality coming through under the fruit. elegant toward the finish. quite good!

An evening with wine geeks (Private location, Trier) : 12% abv. First vintage of Gernot Kollmann. Complex nose, fresh, fine slate. Very mineral on the palate, complex, youthful, long. Very good and not yet at its peak. Give it 5-10+ years. 92-93