2025 Emrich-Schonleber - Riesling Spatlese Monzinger Halenberg (750ml)

Emrich-Schönleber is the benchmark estate of Monzingen and one of the Nahe’s top VDP producers. Halenberg is their flagship Grand Cru, a steep, south-to-southwest-facing slope of blue-grey Devonian slate and quartzite. Its stony soils hold the heat, and warm air pooling under the hill’s crest protects the vines from cold nights. The result is small, intensely aromatic berries with superb concentration. The family picks just as the first grapes reach full ripeness to keep the wine’s vitality. They whole-cluster press the fruit and keep only the heart of the press, where acidity is highest, so this Spätlese has silky sweetness and real drive. Expect mango, apricot, juicy peach and Amalfi lemon, lifted by white flowers and a cool, stony, slate-laced finish. It’s delicious young with Thai curries, spicy pork, smoked fish or soft cheeses, and it will reward 15 to 20 years in the cellar.