Very creamy and minerally, with good acidity behind the ruby grapefruit, mineral and red peach flavors. Lots of licorice and herbal notes enliven the delicate finish. Drink now through 2025. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 540 cases made.??–KM??Region: Germany / Mosel Select to Add

The 2009 Scharzhofberger from von Kesslestatt evinces such crystalline purity of fruit that it almost hurts—in a good way. It’s light to medium in body, yet shows knife-edge intensity of strawberry and lime flavors and manages to be creamy-textured on the midpalate yet crisp on the finish. In short, it shows all of the wonderful contradictions of supremely ripe fruit from one of the world’s marginal grapegrowing regions.——J.C.(6/1/2011)—— 91