Weingut Prager Steinriegl Riesling Federspiel 2023 Hondarrabi Beltza with baked plum

with baked plum

showing the full force of blackberry and sweet wood flavors and dark tannins

Acidity refreshes the palate adding crunch and texture

and gorgeous tannins

oranges and peach skins with some cherries and cedar

Weingut Prager Steinriegl Riesling Federspiel 2023 Hondarrabi Beltza with baked plumThe 2023 Riesling Steinriegl was one of the sites affected by hail, so no Smaragd could be made since there was insufficient yield. The soil is of silicate marble, with high active lime content, a rarity within the Wachau. The finest flinty reduction blends seductively with the brightest citrus, think lime and lemon. The palate is superfine, super stony, graceful and utterly fine boned. Smaragd or not, this is a stony, elegant, citric marvel of