2015 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese

There is only a single Himmelreich Spätlese in 2015 from the Schaefers and it is a
beautiful wine and one of the best Spätlesen that I tasted from the entire trip (though not even the
best Schaefer Spätlese this year!) and will be worth a special search to find and put in your
cellar! The superb bouquet offers up scents of lime, orange zest, kaleidoscopic minerality, a hint
of licorice and a pungent topnote of citrus blossoms. On the palate the wine is pure, medium-full
and poised on the edge of a knife, with a lovely core, succulent and pristine fruit on the attack,
great mineral drive on the backend and a vibrant, snappy dancingly ethereal finish. Brilliant
juice. 2020-2060.  John Gilman/View From The Cellar 96+.