A very typical Rheingau riesling Spatlese with a wonderful freshness and vitality that, together with the racy acidity, beautifully counterbalances the touch of grape sweetness. Very grapey with as much wild berry fruit as white peach character. Long, zesty and creamy finish. From the Wasseros site of Kiedrich. Drink or hold.

From the Wasseros, the 2022 Riesling Spätlese was picked about a week later than the Kabinett, which comes, more or less, from the same plots on phyllite slate soils with a good water supply. The Spätlese opens with intense, elegant and ripe yellow-colored fruit but is precise and fresh. On the palate, this is a savory, fleshy, textured, saline and highly stimulating Spätlese that already drinks beautifully (a bit of reduction is part of the style) and will age for decades. A gorgeous classic. 9% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted at the domaine in August 2023.

With a fragrant, juicy burst of apricot and lychee flavors, this is vibrant and inviting. Leans sweet and round but is reined in by a chalky mineral spine. A clean, radiant version, with lashings of bitter, pithy grapefruit acidity. Drink now through 2030.