From 50-year-old vines on pure phyllite slate, the 2016 Nahe Riesling Bockenauer Felseneck Spätlese Goldkapsel (AP 17 17) has a darker toned, very deep and intense bouquet of smoky slate and golden Riesling berries. Lush, piquant, very pure, finessed and elegant on the palate, this is a highly refined and precise Spätlese with a crystalline and spicy-piquant character, a great amalgam of crushed stones and juicy-piquant Riesling berries. A true gold cap. Very long and full of tension.