Riesling Grosses Gewachs Bernkastler Graben Selbach-Oster 2021 (750ML)

94-96 Points, Stephan Reinhardt, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Produced for the second time, the 2021 Bernkasteler Graben GG (formerly the source of the Badstube Auslese) was still on the full lees when I tasted a sample in July 2022, but it showed promising juicy, intense and clear fruit. Lush and refined on the palate, this is a lifted, saline and mouth-tickling, very elegant and refined Riesling from ungrafted vines about 100 years old. The finish is lemon bitter and fresh and reveals ripe but bright and radiant, crystalline acidity combined with fine tannins and wonderfully elegant and juicy fruit. Very, very elegant and stimulating in its lightness and complexity. 12% alcohol. To be bottled in August 2022." 08/22

94 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "Smoky nose with notes of flint, licorice and savory. Still tightly wound and cool in spite of the creaminess from long lees contact. Astonishingly compact and concentrated for just 11.5%, this will need some time in bottle to reveal its abundant treasures. From almost a century old vines. Limited production. Drinkable now, but best from 2024." 11/22