2016 Ayl KUPP Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Faß 18 Peter Lauer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: From 60-year-old vines, the 2016 Ayler Kupp "Fass 18" ("Grosses Gewächs") is deep and complex on the mineral, concentrated and flinty nose where crushed stone and herbal notes are displayed. Pure, firm, tight and complex, with racy-mineral acidity cutting through the ripe, concentrated fruit flesh, creamy texture and intense, aromatic finish, this is a highly promising Riesling GG made for at least two decades. The wine was kept on the full lees until July 2017. It is completely botrytis-free like all the GG bottlings. The finish is very long and stimulating, but please be patient! The best is yet to come. - Stephan Reinhardt, April 2018

Mosel Fine Wines: The 2016er Ayler Kupp GG develops a gorgeous nose made of pear, white peach, mirabelle, greengage, oregano, tea and smoke. The wine is beautifully balanced as it develops great presence on the superbly focused palate. This will gain in presence with age and prove a stunner of a wine in a delicately intense style at maturity. 2021-2031 - Okt. 2017