Experimental phase: initial rating derived from official awards and critic reviews
Falstaff - 99
Unusually this year is made from fruit drawn exclusively from the Kellerberg vineyard and is the result of the 4th of 5 tries through the vineyard. Lucas Pichler estimates 25% botrytis and 8g of residual sugar, yet to me it tasted bone dry. There are floral, leesy and tropical notes on the nose and the palate has notes of spiced-pear and freshly-cut herbs, as well as a distinctive briny edge.