2021 Graacher Domprobst Spatlese auction 13 18

Only one tonneau was selected of the to-be-auctioned 2021 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese #13 (Versteigerung) that was picked at the end of October. This magic Spätlese opens with an intense, very clear, precise and pure, beautifully reductive but utterly complex and concentrated bouquet with crunchy/flinty slate aromas. This nose already tells the 2021 story, which is about low yields, long vegetation period, careful selections and high extracts. Lush and intense on the palate, this is a concentrated, savory and saline, enormously complex and mineral Spätlese with a long, precise and linear finish. On its way to eternity, the 2021 grabbed everything, most of all salts and stones, but also everything that makes the richness of this uplifted, savory Domprobst. The finish is pure and saline yet not sweet at all, just fruit and minerals and everything that a Mosel Riesling is all about. 7.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 13 22 in July 2022.