2009 Hugel Riesling (Alsace, France)
Star bright, very young pale green colour. The bouquet is fresh and lively with fruit aromas of green apple, lime, white peach and fresh moss. The wine is dry, fresh and quaffable, refreshingly clean and frank, with a lively, impetuously juvenile temperament and a fine, ripe acidity that quenches the thirst. Crisp and bright, this is an eminently drinkable wine. Enjoy it now or within the next two years, served at 8°C, on its own or with oysters, seafood, smoked fish, eel, pike or perch, and also with cold fish terrine, sushi, jellied mackerel and fresh or mature goats’ cheese. This is a fine example of an authentic Alsace-style Riesling. Hugel.com
2008 Peter Lehmann Riesling (Eden Valley, Australia)
Pale lemon with green tints, the wine has a floral aroma with distinctive lime notes. The refreshing lime flavours carry through on the palate which has a zesty freshness, a steely minerality and a strikingly clean finish. With careful cellaring, it will continue to develop and honey in the bottle for a further five to ten years. PeterLehmann.com
2009 Chateau Ste. Michelle Eroica Riesling (Columbia Valley, Washington State)
Light and tart, the acidity balanced against gentle sweetness as the tangy grapefruit and apple flavors linger beautifully. Drink now through 2019. Rated 90 Wine Spectator
2009 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken (Mosel, Germany)
The 2006 Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett halbtrocken preserves a remarkable vivacity, sap, and fresh-fruit (peach and apple) character for its vintage. There is also diverse minerality, with briny, smoky, and stony suggestions. In the end, there is medium body (at 11.5% alcohol) and a hint of creaminess, however this is anything but static or weighty wine. It will play something surprisingly close to its appointed role at table over the next 3-5 years. Rated 90 The Wine Advocate
2009 Selbach-Oster Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese (Mosel, Germany)
Mango, pink grapefruit, cashew, and hints of white raisin in the nose of Selbachs’ extremely late-harvested 2009 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese foreshadow its lushly fruited, richly nutty, silken-textured palate performance. Subtle salinity and stoniness add interest and allure to a lingering, lip-licking finish. This impeccably-balanced and finesseful Riesling is arguably more Auslese than Spatlese, but I won’t quibble. It should be a joy to follow for 20-25 years. This should be a fantastic illustration of its site and vintage even a quarter-century from now. Rated 93 The Wine Advocate