2022 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese Willi Schaefer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2022 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese, Willi Schaefer

Sourced in the same parcel as the legendary 1976 Auslese and picked rather early, the 2022 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese opens with a clear, precise and elegant nose of white fruits and flinty notes of coolish crushed slate. Intense and lush on the palate, this is mouth-filling and charming, very long and mineral/saline Spätlese that doesn't show exceptionally high acidity but a ripe one that is completely interwoven with the mineral/phenolic structure. This is a hedonistically juicy but weightless and finessed, stimulating and saline Spätlese from the Himmelreich, which didn't produce an Auslese in 2022. All the fully ripe and golden berries went into the Spätlese. 7.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in May 2023. - Stephan Reinhardt, Mai 2023

Mosel Fine Wines - 2022 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese, Willi Schaefer

The 2022er Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese is a sweet wine made from picked in the Stablay. The wine offers a superbly elegant nose made of pear, spices, herbs, and creamy and smoky elements. The wine is beautifully playful and elegant on the palate. The finish is long and refreshing. The wine is packed with tart, mouthwatering, and ripe elements and makes one magically go for more. 2032-2042. - Juni 2023