2002 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese trocken - Germany, Nahe (9/22/2015)
Thirteen years post vintage, this bottle (hand carried from Germany in 2003) is a monument to grace, elegance, power and complexity all in one wine. There have been a few wines in my experience that were essence of their variety, and this is another, still showing dry peach fruit, herb, salt, mineral, and an airy presence that carries on long after the wine is consumed. There's not a lot of dry German Riesling that gets aged to this extent, but this is an argument for patience, as great wine ages into greater wine.