F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Oberhauser 2013

Apricot is the throughline here, pit-tinged on the nose, lush and ripe on the palate, woven together with honeysuckle, toasted nut, and a vivid squeeze of lime that keeps everything honest. The texture is silky without being heavy, and a sense of pristine fruit purity runs from the first sip deep into the finish. That finish is the real story: long, buoyant, and alive with floral lift and a pleasingly tangy stone-fruit bite that refuses to quit.