Rudi Pichler Riesling Terrassen Smaragd 2024

Sixty-year-old vines and it shows. Give this some air and tangerine and a faint smokiness begin to emerge, building into a palate that's lean, focused, and driven by bright lemon-citrus fruit. There's real concentration here — a firm core that keeps everything straight and purposeful — yet the wine moves with an agility that prevents any sense of weight. Precise and cool to the last drop, with fine-drawn tension running through the finish.