Sweet wines have such a problem today because they are so frequently assumed to be heavy and/or old-fashioned. However, there could be nothing more modern in its purity and precision than this wine, brimming with ripe mango and papaya fruit. Nor could a sweet wine be lighter-footed than this beauty. But the power at the finish is also spectacular! From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

The Haardter 2021 Herzog Rieslaner Beerenauslese VDP. Erste Lage offers a precise, intense and concentrated, elegant, very aromatic and still refined bouquet of tropical fruits and iodine as well as crushed stones. Dense, lush and savory on the palate, this is a saline, tight and tensioned, nicely bitter and tart-finishing BA that doesn't taste very sweet due to the mineral grip and tension. A great and promising wine. 10% stated alcohol. Natural cork stopper. 375-milliliter bottle. Tasted in December 2022. - Stephan Reinhardt