Dr. Fischer Wawerner Herrenberger Riesling Auslese Eiswein

Another shitty cork to battle through, this one at least not as unyielding or painful as the one in the '83 Prum Badstube Auslese I opened earlier. First impressions are a little worrying, rather monolithic with baked apple elements and little else for a few minutes, but it opens up and freshens up with some time in the decanter, developing bright pear and orange fruit with honeyed, herbal and smoky accents. There's nice acidity underneath, but it feels a bit …

This is really nice. Beautiful golden color and great honeyed character to the palate. Much sweeter than anticipated by with just enough Saar acidity, increasing with air time. Seems ten years younger than it really is. I can't wait to try the LGKA.

Fresh and perfect with Japanese food.