“In these great and exceedingly rare wines of the Saar there is a combination of qualities which I can perhaps best describe as indescribable - austerity coupled with delicacy and extreme finesse.” - Frank Schoonmaker

I don’t think we’re going to do better describing this wine than Mr. Schoonmaker, the mid-20th century wine scholar, but we’ll try. The Petershof Riesling offers aromas of lime zest, key lime pie with the crust on, Rainier cherry, green apple,  and honeydew melon. The palate is a live wire, delicate and crisp as the King’s linen, playful but deceptively powerful like something composed by Mozart. For flavors, we get lime and papaya, star fruit, rose-scented turkish delight and the Mosel’s slate soil signature. There is a touch of residual sugar in here so the wine won’t melt your teeth, but the finish is utterly dry and crisp and mouth watering bright.