Ripe white peach and Persian melon are wreathed in honeysuckle in the nose. A luscious palate presence is enhanced by bright fresh lime, while bittersweet floral perfume and cooling green herbal essences add further allure en route to an at once luscious and dynamic not to mention prodigiously persistent finish. 94 points

The 2015 Hermannshohle Spatlese is every bit as stunning as the Brucke, but it is not quite as concentrated at the core and shows a more delicate personality out of the blocks. The glorious bouquet soars from the glass in a melange of pear, white cherry, citrus peel, a superb base of slate minerality, bee pollen, white flowers and gentle, wild yeasts overtones. On the palate the wine is pure, medium-full and very filigreed, with great focus, seamless balance and truly stunning elegance and refinement already in evidence right out of the blocks. The finish is very, very long, nascently complex and oh, so promising. It will be very interesting to follow these last two Spatlesen over the course of the unfolding decades and see if they start to dovetail a bit stylistically as the years go by. Another brilliant wine! Drink 2022-2060+. 95+ points