Finishing off the Mittel-Mosel, Schloss Lieser continues to be a step ahead of everyone else.
GRANS-FASSIAN
2020 (Trittenheim) Apotheke Riesling GG
Yellow peach, reductive, but less strict than the Hofberg below. 93/A
2020 (Piesport) Goltdtröpfchen Riesling GG
Lean for Goldtröpfchen, but deep and nervy, good acidity. 92+/A
2020 (Drohn) Hofberg Riesling GG
Yellow peach, reductive, pure, steely. 93/A
2020 (Leiwen) Laurentiuslay Riesling GG
Less strict than the previous Grans-Fassians, good acidity, round, but trailing the others just a touch in definition. 91/A-
Schloss LIESER
2020 (Piesport) Goltdtröpfchen Riesling GG
Very reductive, lean, nervy, energetic, penetrating. 94/A
Nik WEIS - ST. URBANS-HOF
2020 (Piesport) Goltdtröpfchen Riesling GG
More traditional style than two other Goldtröpfchen here; yellow peach, excellent acidity, good length, nervosity. More forward than Lieser. 93/A
2020 (Leiwen) Laurentiuslay Riesling GG
Rounder, less penetrating than the Grans-Fassian Laurentiuslay, more power, still somewhat neutral. 91+/A-