2016 Marienburg Riesling Fahrlay Reserve GG

Aged for two years on the lees and bottled unfiltered, the 2016 Pündericher Marienburg Riesling Fahrlay Reserve is bright, pure and smoky on the nose that is beautifully refined and tropical, with fine slate and juniper aromas. Pure, straight and salty on the palate, this is a compact and tensioned Riesling with great purity, grip and lingering salinity. The finish is very long and crunchy, fresh and pure, with lots of energy and attractive astringency. Tasted in March 2019.

Picked at about 96° Oechsle along with the "Vom blauen Schiefer," which is sourced in the same plot, the 2016 Pündericher Marienburg Riesling GG "Fahrlay" is ripe and intense on the nose, intermixing herbal and slatey aromas with super ripe and concentrated Riesling notes. On the palate, this is a full-bodied, rich and mouth-filling Riesling with power, salt, grip, great tension and firm tannins. This has finely grained minerality and ripe, concentrated fruit. It's almost too opulent, but the mineral structure provides vibrating vitality and tension. The 2016 is far too young to drink today, but its aging potential should be huge. The acidity is fine and lively, but it is the overall structure and minerality that give this elegant and concentrated Riesling its expressive length. Tasted February 2018.