Battenfeld Spanier, Zellerweg Schwarzen Hergott Riesling GG Vintage:2022 the 2018 La Tour Figeac

the 2018 La Tour Figeac bursts from the glass with bold notes of baked blackberries

with deep and penetrating red berry fruit

salty quinine and anise on the back of the palate

There is fine richness to the relatively full-bodied flavors that possess a caressing mouthfeel as well as a subtle minerality that extends to the delicious and seductive finale where a hint of bitter cherry pit emerges

which refuses to let up

Battenfeld Spanier, Zellerweg Schwarzen Hergott Riesling GG Vintage:2022 the 2018 La Tour FigeacThe very smoky and flinty nose pulls you inexorably into this dense and highly structured dry riesling, but those descriptors make the wine sound austere, whereas all this is wrapped in concentrated mirabelle fruit. The entire composition making a bold statement, particularly at the long and imposingly chalky finish. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2024.