2022 Weiser-Knstler Riesling Gaispfad Grand Cru, Mosel, Germany

Gaispfad is always one of my favorite wines from the Mosel, and from Wei-K. This is one of the most beguiling, forest/fruit noses in the wine world, with a perfumed nose that quivers between tart alpine strawberries (there are tons of wild strawberries in the vineyard), tart blueberries, melon herbal elements that recall quinine, with a complex forest medley of pine needles, tulip stalks framed by an iron-rich slate, a just fantastical array of minerality and flakey sea salt it feels so tactile, like its right in front of your nose. There is something fatty and meaty here too, raw like a steak freshly strewn with salt before grilling. The wine is finely woven, delicate, porcelain in nature, lean and airy, defined yet not aggressive or cut it is as if every sharp angle has been finely polished, like a stone thats been rounded by centuries of glacial water.

On the palate, there is a diffuse yet energizing array of mellow citrus, a sunrise of earth and citrus. If you can, do not decant, yet keep the wine open for as long as you can; it is only more intriguing on days three and beyond. – vom Boden