From 60- to 80-year-old vines and picked at 100° Oechsle (with 30% of botrytis), the 2016 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese has a fine and refreshing mineral bouquet of ripe, tropical Riesling notes along with smoky slate aromas. Piquant, pure and very slatey on the palate, this is a lush and refreshing Auslese with stimulating purity and salinity. There is good tension and finesse here as well—elegantly lithe and delicate.