Andrew Jefford | Clear pale gold. There is a decided rich sweetness to be smelled here, honeyed summer fruits, freshened by mace and musk, and with a quiet rip of lime and lemon, too. There’s also a vegetal presence, a late summer warmth, a hedgerow brocade: a lovely aromatic composition. It’s intense, deep, lively, with sustained singing acidity that some of the riper wines we have tasted have in fact been missing. There is ample sweetness spliced to that acidity, and in a way the palate is a little less evolved than the nose suggested it would be; I would probably keep this wine a year or two more to bring the flavor nuances into line with what the aromas are suggesting. All the elements are there, though: generosity, character, balance. The palate for the time being marries grape, dessert apple, and cantaloupe fruits to a hint of musk rose; there will be more by 2020. Very good wine, and hugely generous; it must exceed the minimum requirements for its Prädikat by a country mile. | 93

Anne Krebiechl | The honeyed richness of botrytis streams from the glass. Its high-toned headiness presents candied lime and lemon peel. The concentrated, almost oily palate presents that thrilling contrast of utter sweetness and scalpel-sharpness. High drama of intense flavors ensues, encapsulated in a tropical, alluring mouthful. This is long, intense, and still very young. | 93

Stephan Reinhardt | Now we are in the botrytis league. But is it a good botrytis? I rather doubt it. This is sweet and sour but far from brilliant. There is some elegance and salinity, but most of all I taste a lack of precision, elegance, and finesse. | 78