A.J. Adam 'in der Sängerei' Riesling Feinherb 2018

Country: Germany
Region: Mosel
Varietal(s): 100% Riesling
Vineyard: Single Plot planted in 1950s

The 2018er in der Sängerei, as it is referred to on the consumer label, is an off-dry wine fermented in Fuder from vines still raised on single pole in the Sängerei sector situated high up in the main hill of the Dhroner Hofberg. It offers a deeply complex, pure, and flinty nose of grilled grapefruit, Conference pear, aniseed herbs, smoke, and greengage. The wine is superbly well-balanced and structured on the palate. A juicy feel of residual sugar is wrapped into ripe and zesty acidity, which lifts up the aromatics and gives a stunningly lively side to this joyful and complex off-dry Riesling. The finish is very pure, focused, and hugely long, and makes one salivate and want to go for more. The after-taste is all about spices and salty elements. This is a major success in this so-often forgotten category called “off-dry Riesling.”