2016 Weingut Max Ferdinand Richter Veldenzer Elisenberg Riesling Spatlese

From the Alte Elisenburg plot that is the filet of the cru, the 2016 Elisenberger Riesling Spätlese is made from 100% healthy grapes picked at 8° Oechsle. It was the second-to-last wine picked in 2016, followed only by the Helenenkloster Eiswein. Deep, ripe, clear and fresh, with perfectly ripe, healthy fruit as well as fine slate and quartzite aromas, this is a lush, piquant, very elegant and salty Spätlese with lots of mineral tension and total acidity of 8.5 grams per liter. The finish is long, precise and intense, full of energy, precision and minerals. Great aging potential. Tasted March 2018. Review Date: April 2018