Riesling Federspiel, Nikolaihof 2021

A lovely, slightly funky, smokiness on the nose comes hand in hand with baked and bruised apple notes. Crushed notes of yarrow add an herbal frisson.

The palate adds a creamy but focused ripeness, well tempered by integrated freshness. It is the texture here that captivates, alongside the complex flavors. This shows that a few years of bottle age are nothing on a good, light-footed Riesling.