2017 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese (3 Star) WK

Stunning minerality here with smoke, citrus, quartz, granite, chalk and parsley and thyme. Ostensibly dry on the palate with a raw yet playful serving of acidity that gives this super kick and drive. Medium-to full-bodied and very long on the finish, where there’s an iron-filings aftertaste. Drink now or hold.

The 2017 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (White Capsule) –Auction– displays a deep, super intense, concentrated, spicy, toasty and almost "chalky" bouquet of perfectly ripe Riesling berries and even juniper. This dry Riesling starts like a great Burgundy, with immense complexity paired with great finesse. Lush, round and intense on the palate, this is a rich and sweet, highly concentrated and aromatic yet also refined and crystalline Riesling with enormous finesse and complexity on the finish. Picked a few days later, the Auslese AP #42 is even richer and more concentrated than the already spectacular "regular" three-starred Auslese AP #40. It's not bone dry but juicy, fine and elegant and provided with delicate tannins and long-lasting salinity. Even though the wine needs at least a decade or two to unfold all its class, you can be pretty sure you're cellaring one of the finest and greatest dry-styled Rieslings that has ever been made in Germany or elsewhere. This is AP 42, the regular one is AP 40. Tasted in March and April 2019.