Krettnacher Ober Schäfershaus Riesling Spätlese trocken

Textbook Saar (to my limited understanding) - all ripe apple, puff pastry, and a touch of butter, like a still-warm chausson aux pommes. Flint and salt give it backbone, and there's that quiet, steely elegance that feels almost inevitable here. The residual sugar is perfectly judged - just enough to round the edges without softening the grip. Dense but not heavy, mineral but not austere. It's precise, savoury, and deeply satisfying - even if, coming after a more dramatic wine, it plays a little safer. Still, beauty in restraint.