Kühling-Gillot Riesling Niersteiner Pettental Auslese 2017

Harvested alongside the corresponding Grosses Gewächs, this Pettental Auslese opens with ripe mirabelle plum and white peach, threaded through with heliotrope and lily-of-the-valley. The texture is lush yet surprisingly buoyant, generous fruit richness without any sense of weight. Peach pit bitterness and candied orange peel pull the finish toward savory complexity, keeping the sweetness honest. At just 8.5% alcohol, the residual sugar feels perfectly calibrated: present, supportive, never cloying. Drink now through 2035+.