The 2022 Riesling Monzinger Halenberg Auslese opens with flickers of tangerine on the nose, enticing and aromatic. Just a touch of botrytis makes itself felt with a subtle honey and candied lemon peel lift. The palate is more viscous and has a lovely notion of ripe lemon zest, intense and candied. It radiates with freshness and citrus aromas, honing in on its core with focus and deliberation. Beautiful, pure, lemon-intense sweetness shines. For Schönleber, the presence of botrytis is the difference between Spätlese and Auslese. Making Auslese in 2022 meant looking for the little botrytis in the Halenberg. (Sweet)