2003 Riesling Steiner Hund Reserve

The luminous 2003 Ried Steiner Hund Riesling Reserve is clear and very concentrated on the nose that offers ripe and partly dried and stewed stone fruit and orange tea aromas intermingled with the saline and flinty depth of the Hund terroir in Krems as well as earthy mushroom and Turkish honey aromas. On the palate, this is a very rich but refined and elegant, savory, vital and mineral Riesling with stewed stone fruit and orange tea flavors and a saline, remarkably finessed and even filigreed but long and complex finish. This is a great wine that is still vibrantly fresh and savory. It's gorgeous now, yet there is no reason to hurry. The 2003 is possibly immortal. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Archive Release 2024. Tasted in January 2025. NB: The 2003 from the Steiner Hund does not have an archive release sticker. The German importer from Nikolaihof had already bought the wine some time ago, before Nikolaihof started selling matured vintages from its various warehouses. The 2003 vintage is intended as the archive release for the next round. There are currently around 400 bottles of it at the winery. If you want to buy it (highly recommended, even if there can certainly be variations in the bottles after 20 years under natural cork), you either have to go through Vinaturel in Germany or stay patient.