2022 Weingut Hermann Ludes Riesling Kabinett, Thörnicher, Mosel, Germany

The 2021 Thörnicher Riesling Kabinett was made from fruit picked at 80° Oechsle mostly in the Thörnicher Ritsch and was fermented down to barely fruit-styled levels of residual sugar (35 g/l). This bright-white-hay-colored wine offers a beautiful nose made of passion fruit, grapefruit, mint, flowers, a hint of whipped cream, and still quite some residual scents from its spontaneous fermentation. It is nicely juicy and focused on the feather-light palate and leaves a stunning and beautifully vibrating feel of minty herbs, whipped cream, passion fruit, and green apple in the slender finish. The aftertaste vibrates to the tune of ripe but zingy acidity.