Leitz Riesling Rudesheimer Berg Kaisersteinfels Terrassen GrossesGewächs 2017

The drought year announces itself upfront, dense and concentrated, with ripe tropical fruit, candied citrus pith, and a deep seam of smoky, stony minerality running through the core. The texture has real grip and weight to it, almost viscous, before bright acidity cuts in and pulls everything into focus. Black tea drifts through the long finish, lending a complexity you don't always expect from a single-site bottling shaped by reduced yields. Drink from 2022 through 2035.