Riesling Kabinett Trocken Wallufer Walkenberg, JB Becker 2014 (Rheingau, Germany)

Honey, flowers, preserved lemon, mirabelle plum, ginger. This is impressively different. Slender and fresh mouthfeel. Bone dry. High acidity, but with strength and pull on the palate: lemon, peach, spicy ginger, yeast. Plenty of extraction. This is challenging, not a Riesling for beginners, but a lot of fun! The Kabinett lingers long and salty on the tongue. Oh yes, did I say Kabinett? It feels more like a Sptlese (“late harvest”). Perhaps that’s because Hajo Becker didn’t harvest a Sptlese this year.