2017 Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Spätlese

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The coolish, precise and elegant 2017 Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Spätlese (AP 3 18) opens to very fine tropical fruit aromas intermixed with the smoky scents of crushed black rocks. Lush and finessed on the palate, this is a firmly structured, very elegant and persistently mineral Doctor Spätlese whose salty-piquant finish and fine, crystalline structure develops enormous length and tension but also finesse and a highly elaborate style. Highly stimulating. Tasted in March 2019. - Stephan Reinhardt, Jun. 2019

Vinous: Scents of honeysuckle, peony, overripe pear and quince make for a heady bouquet. The palate impression is glossy, rich, buoyant, lusciously fruity and loaded with inner-mouth floral perfume. A light squeeze of fresh lime lends welcome juiciness and a hint of liveliness to an otherwise lushly fruited yet alcoholically delicate and wafting finish. - David Schildknecht, Apr. 2020