Lieser Niederberg Helden, Riesling, Spätlese, 2016
Wild ferment notes initially fill the nose before revealing broad spicy earthy notes, a touch of anise, and then red apples. Here the palate has all the ripeness you'd expect from the red soils of the Helden vineyard, bursting with red fruits, berries and ripe peaches.
critic reviews
The 2016 Niederberg Helden Riesling Spätlese displays bright, clear, fresh and incredibly juicy fruit on the nose with ripe mango aromas and delicate, smoky slate notes. Young and light in color, the 2016 Helden Spätlese is exceptionally juicy and aromatic on the palate yet light-footed, elegant and moderately sweet—a sweetness that isn’t cloying but comes across as ripe fruit sweetness. This is an exceptionally sensual, juicy, mouthwatering and utterly irresistible Riesling with 7.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in March 2026.
Mirabelle, pear and white peach on the nose translate into generous fresh fruit juiciness on a polished, silken palate. Honeydew melon adds a ripe and luscious dimension to the fruit as it heads into a sustained, buoyant, slate-lined finish that both soothes and stimulates. The high residual sugar here is entirely supportive and its sweetness unobtrusive.