Prager Riesling Smaragd Klaus 2016

The 2016 Ried Klaus Riesling Smaragd opens with a bouquet like flint stone powder with dashes of lemon juice with crushed green herbs and apples. It is deep and intense, very concentrated but precise and cool. On the palate, this is a dense, juicy, irresistibly salty and piquant dry Riesling with lovely refined acidity and lingering mineral grip. This Klaus is tightly woven and full of potential.  Riesling’s high acidity makes it one of the most versatile wines at the table. Riesling can be used to cut the fattiness of foods such as pork or sausages and can tame some saltiness. Conversely, it can highlight foods such as fish or vegetables in the same way a squeeze of lemon or a vinaigrette might.