Saahs Nikolaihof, Vinothek Riesling

Saahs Nikolaihof, Vinothek RieslingWelcome to the riesling deep end! Try to climb out if you can, but I don't want to! Although this is almost 20 years old there's a kaleidoscope of dried fruit aromas which also make this one of the world's most amazing dry white wines. An austere, but enormously intense, dry finish that words can't easily describe.

nicely integrated oak

straight-up sexy Roussillon with no hard edges and a great

raspberry and warm earth aromas

Rich sweetness but this tastes really quite fine – very Grenache

The vanilla and floral notes repeat on a long

Give this wine plenty of time to evolve and flesh out in your cellar

The combination of textural breadth and tension is utterly compelling

The palate does not disappoint

It will be seven or eight years until it truly starts to blossom

I love the structure and poise

There is both good intensity and detail to the lightly mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that culminate in a mildly austere and rustic but solidly complex and persistent finish

finishing long and fragrant