Riesling is undoubtedly one of the world’s great wine grapes. The best renditions like this 2017 Riesling Trocken (German for dry) offer great complexity and notable aging potential. Some of the very best dry Rieslings are classified as Grosses Gewächs, or “great growths,” GG for short. This GG Riesling immediately captures your attention with a beautifully complex and saline expression of slate minerality. It is full of tension with lush texture set off by brisk acidity. It has a seemingly endless finish. This 2017 will evolve with ease over the next decade, but there is absolutely no shame in enjoying this exquisite wine now.
Fritz Haag, Mosel (Germany) Riesling 2017
By Miranda Franco