Kai Schätzel Riesling Niersteiner 2018

Lime blossom and wet slate leap from the glass, threaded with a quiet note of black tea. Vivid and mineral-driven on the palate, with a purity that captures something genuinely distinctive about Niersteiner — stony, focused, almost austere in the best sense. At just 10.5% alcohol, the concentration here is striking without ever feeling heavy, the wine carrying its weight with an effortless, near-weightless grace. The saline-edged finish holds its line long after the last sip.