Weingut Hirtzberger Singerriedel Riesling Smaragd Magnum 2025

With slopes of up to 70 per cent, barren paragneiss and dry stone walls towering high above the rooftops of Spitz, the Singerriedel is Austria's most famous Riesling vineyard. Peter Moser (Falstaff) awards the 2025 vintage a full 100 points and describes notes of yellow stone fruit, apricot and a mineral backbone; on the palate, it is tightly woven and salty, with a hint of lime in the finish. And then there's the magnum. In the large bottle, more wine comes into contact with comparatively little oxygen; the ageing process is slower and more even, and continues for years longer. With a Riesling of this calibre, that means you can confidently pass it on to the next generation.