Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd Ried Singerriedel trocken 2022

James Suckling: This astonishing dry riesling has an extraordinarily complex nose that’s brimming with spice, mandarin orange, mango and persimmon. Still very tightly wound on the medium-bodied palate with a whiplash acidity that could wake the dead. However, the balance is already spot on, the ripeness, creaminess and minerality so precisely matched. Staggering racy energy at the simultaneously gigantic and filigree finish. 99/100 (2023)

Wine Spectator: Apricot leather and juicy peach flavors define this zesty, rich, lush white, which is generous but kept in check by an intriguing phenolic bitterness, with a tug of white tea tannins and orange peel acidity. Marmalade, oolong, smoke and mineral notes play on the complex, just-shy-of-decadent finish. Still coiled, this delicious and complex version will go the distance in the cellar. Drink now through 2040. 95/100 (2024)