2022 Riesling, Spätlese, Graacher Himmelreich, Joh. Jos. Prüm, Mosel, Germany

There is not much nose and unformed sweetness on the palate. A baby! With marked acidity and some astringency at the moment.

Drink 2028 - 2040

Medium

The 2022 Riesling Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese is rather closed. Distant fruit appears as though behind glass where you can see but not touch. The palate is a juicy, rounded, but tingling picture of tangerine. Aromatic, deliciously tart but wonderfully ripe, with that scented, balancing, zesty tang of tangerine peel. The 2022 shows poised balance, sweetness, extended, aromatic length and real elegance.

Drink 2025 - 2050

This powerfully concentrated yet fresh-fruited sip is a touch more inviting young than the more nervous Wehlener Sonnenuhr this vintage. Flavours of white grapefruit and green apples are intensely ripe but pure and pristine, etched by strikes of lime and salt. This delightfully fruity, off-dry wine has a kiss of tangerine sweetness on the finish. It is ready now but will improve further.

Drink 2023 - 2050

Striking nose of garden herbs with just a hint of wet earth underlining the delicate white tree fruit aromas. Stunning concentration and energy on the super-straight medium-bodied palate. It has a very long, almost perfectly balanced finish that is surprising for this category at this early stage in the wine’s development. Great slate expression.

Drink or hold

Natural cork. 8% stated alcohol.

The 2022 Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese is very clear and delicate on the elegant and refined nose that intermingles very fine slate with floral aromas and bright, very elegant and refined Riesling fruit. Savoury and saline on the palate, this is a round and lush, filigreed and crystalline Himmelreich with a long, salivating, saline and irresistible finish.

Drink 2025 - 2065