Cuvée Frédéric Émile Riesling 2012 95 WE Sep20

The beeswax lift of mature Riesling shows immediately on the heady nose of this wine that’s also imbued with baked-pear ripeness. With more air, notes of dark fir honey combine with wet chalk. The bone-dry palate adds in candied lemon brightness that lends dynamism and drive. This is concentrated, lemony and elixir-like.  —A.K.