Tegernseerhof Steinertal Riesling 2019

The 2019 Ried Steinertal Riesling Smaragd is coolish, fresh and really flinty on the stony nose. Lush and round on the palate, this is a gorgeously complex and silky textured, highly elegant and filigreed wine with a long and persistently salty finish. A fabulous Riesling of great finesse and terroir expression but also calmness. Highly recommended. 13% alcohol. Tasted at the domain in June 2021.

Just a lick of reductive flint still plays on the citrusy nose. The palate reveals a riper streak of tangerine and Mandarin, as well as lovely, pithy, zesty concentration. Yet there is something light-footed and juicy about this. A fitting composition that unites ease and stoniness.