Grand Cru Riesling ‘Berg Roseneck’ GG 2019, Weingut Leitz

At this early stage, the wine has orange sherbet and lime aromas, with more generous ripe peach and mango purée flavours evident on the palate. It is intense and concentrated, with amazing persistence on the palate, and hints of the savoury complexity that will develop with maturity. A fabulous wine, but best to wait a couple of years and then enjoy at your leisure over the following 15-20. With a terrifying slope angle of up to 62°, Berg Roseneck is Leitz’s steepest Grand Cru, and one of the steepest vineyards in the world. Facing almost due south, and sheltered from north winds by the Taunus Mountains, this site has been recognised as outstanding for wine production more than 800 years.