a touch of flinty funk hovers on the nose. the palate at first unfurls in a grapefruity zesty texture on which riper notions of pear and peach, quince and smoke are displayed. the merest touch of residual sweetness lends a baroque sheen to this tableau, always countered by spicy zesty freshness while being so seductive. the dry whistle-clean finish still tingles with that aromatic fruit of the concentrated midpalate. a great expression of the great 2015 vintage: rich but streamlined, seductive but contained and therefore all the more intriguing. drink now through 2035.
Clos Häuserer