Schloss Lieser Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett 2016

Aeration and time supplants initially earthy smoky notes on the nose with fresh apple, pear and hazelnut. The palate is surprisingly forward and fruity showcasing pristine piercing tangerine and peach flavors. It's a dazzling, punchy kabinett that finishes on a delicately honeyed note. (6/2018)

There is some reductive, youthful 'Mosel stink' here but it largely parts to reveal scents of seed- and pit-tinged lime and grapefruit, apple and white peach. The silken, buoyant palate features juicy fruit profusion but at the same time a decidedly stony undertone. The finish is correspondingly stony, with cooling herbal inflections to its understated but hauntingly lingering apple and white peach. High residual sugar has been entirely harnessed in the service of the fruit without engendering a more than modest sense of sweetness, and this impeccably balanced Kabinett does not forget its fundamental duty to refresh. (DS) (1/2018)

The 2016 Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett has a pretty reductive but clear and flinty nose with ripe rockmelon (cantaloupe) flavors. On the palate, this is a very mineral and piquant but also lush Kabinett with ripe stone fruit aromas and 50+ grams of residual sugar that are superbly countered by salty-mineral and refreshing fruit flavors. This is a delicious Riesling—or will be in 5 to 10 years. Tasted in March 2018. (SR) (4/2018)

This has explosive youthfulness, great fruit and some real depth. Maybe it's a bit big for kabinett, but the finish is long and graceful. Better from 2018, but could age a decade. (6/2017)

An effusive, mineral-driven style, with nectarine and elderflower notes, accented by hints of baking spice. Firm yet elegant, with a persistent, mouthwatering finish. Drink now through 2025. (AZ, Web Only-2018)