2020 Dr. H Thanisch Berncasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese, Mosel

It may be the wrong season where you are now, but open this wine and there are all the spring blossoms you could wish for. And somehow it also tastes virtually weightless, tiptoeing over your palate like a ballet dancer. Long, creamy and silky finish that's so fine and delicate. Limited production. Drink or hold.

95 points jamessuckling.com

The Thanisch family has cultivated wine continuously since the year 1636 and can look back on a history covering more than 375 years. The estate has been run as a family business for 11 generations!.

The boutique estate is 7 ha (16 acres) in size, including the most famous vineyard in Germany, the Berncasteler Doctor and the top vineyards Bernkasteler Badstube, Bernkasteler Lay and Bernkasteler Graben. All of the vineyards are planted with 100% Riesling vines, most of which are mature and on original rootstocks.

Wwe. Dr H Thanisch now sits alongside other great Mosel producers such as J.J Prüm, Egon Müller & Markus Molitor.