Leitz Riesling Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck Katerloch Grosses Gewächs 2016

Harvested in the final days of October, this Katerloch GG opens with the pungent, bittersweet floral signature that defines Roseneck Riesling, iris, peony, and thyme, layered over almond, lime, and ripe white peach. The palate is silken and generous, building toward something luscious without losing its footing. A faint oak note was present early but had largely faded by early 2018. Fruit pit and walnut piquancy, black tea smokiness, stony mineral grip, and a bracing marine salinity all converge on a finish of striking precision, resonant, cut clean, and long.