There is reasonably good richness and mid-palate concentration to the dusty and moderately robust flavors that possess solid depth and length on the youthfully austere finale

Black Forest cake and blueberry compote with a waft of potpourri

Tasted blind at a private dinner in Bordeaux

pencil lead and oak spices before displaying a balanced structure with firm gripping tannins that will need another year or two in the bottle to settle

Van Volxem, Goldberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs Brut Zero There is reasonably good richnessFrom slightly reddish slate soils, the Wawerner 2015 Goldberg Riesling has a very clear, fine and flinty bouquet of perfectly ripe Riesling fruits. Round, intense and piquant, with a good concentration and a ripe, lush fruit, this is a medium to full bodied, yet finessed and elegantly dry Riesling. It has a crystalline finish and a good, still somewhat bitter and yeasty length. Keep the Goldberg for five more years in case you prefer it less fleshy,