Fritz Haag, Mosel (Germany) Riesling Trocken 2018

 An extremely promising early look at German Rieslings from the 2018 vintage, this offering from the VDP Grosse Lage site of Brauneberger Juffer is a complete, balanced, and convincingly delicious dry rendering of the variety.  Complex aromas include tangerine, green apple and wet slate, with good palate weight but plenty of mouth-watering acidity.  Focused and even taut in the finish, yet not austere or metallic at all, this is poised for a full decade of positive development, provided that those who purchase it can be that patient.  Having tasted it, there’s no chance that it would last that long in my household.