Wolfgang Mertes, Waldracher Meisenberg Spatlese, Mosel

Colour: medium(-) lemon Nose: medium(+) intensity, secondary, youthful. Lemon. Struck flint, saline, wet stone. Nectarine. Green apple. Starfruit. Elderflower. Cream. Palate: dry, high acidity, low alcohol (10,5%), medium bodied. Medium(+) intensity, medium(+) length finish. Lemon. Struck flint, saline, wet stone. Nectarine. Green apple. Starfruit. Elderflower. Lemon cordial. Cream. Lithe, lively, linear, fresh acidity but with richness and plenty of fruit character underlying this. Good to revisit after just over a year... Conclusions: very good. Can drink now, but still suited …

Colour: pale lemon Nose: medium(+) intensity, secondary, youthful. Lemon, lemon curd. Nectarine. Green apple. Starfruit? Struck flint, wet stone. Cream. Palate: dry, high acidity, low alcohol (10,5%), medium bodied. Medium(+) intensity, medium(+) length finish. Lemon, lemon curd. Nectarine. Green apple. Starfruit? Struck flint, wet stone. Cream. Quite stern and reserved. Linear, lithe, electric acidity, but with some richness and plenty of fruit character underlying this. Conclusions: very good. Can drink now, but suited to further ageing. P&P (pop&pour), not decanted. …