2023 Wagner Stempel EMT Riesling Auktion Reserve 750Ml Bottle

99 points - James Suckling "It’s hard to adequately describe the density of this sensational dry riesling, because it is married to a brilliance and filigree that is completely astonishing, and on the middle of the medium-bodied palate is a richness and concentration that are no less breathtaking. Gigantic wet stone minerality at the almost overwhelming finish. From organically grown grapes." 

96 points - Anne Krebiehl, Vinous
Its opening scent immediately beguiles revealing a complete synthesis of deliciously flinty reduction, white summer blossom and aromatic lemon, all made savory with stone. The palate is not just light but lithe, dancing on tiptoe and almost taking off, yet it is firmly anchored and concentrated at its fine, graceful core. This is Riesling expressed as ethereal essence rather than power, which suits it well as the notions sink deeper and deeper into minerality. Lemon flesh and zest hold sway for now, but in later years, this will bring out its herbal, savory essence, gaining flavor but no heft. Bravo.