From a total of five different plots, including Tiefenthal and Kirrenbourg, and based only on the old vines, the 2022 Alsace Grand Cru Schlossberg Riesling is very clear, fresh and complex on the minerally intense and herbal nose with all its layers of ripe fruit, weathered granite rocks, herbs and flowers. Highly refined and elegant on the first palate, this is a full-bodied, intense and rich yet crystalline, very elegant and highly stimulating Schlossberg with fine tannins and bitters on the complex, endlessly saline and well-balanced finish. This is great, complete and touching Riesling and one of the finest Schlossbergs produced in 2022. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in April 2024. The last few years have not been getting any easier, not even in Alsace. Increasingly, drought and heat are affecting the vines, and the younger they are, the more they suffer. In any case, the Barthelmé family is fortunate to have such a high proportion of old vines that are not affected by drought stress. Even in 2022, it was possible to produce a magnificent Schlossberg Riesling that is among the best I have ever tasted from this Riesling-granite site, which is endangered due to its barrenness. It seems unlikely that this wine could be topped by a 2022 Pinot Noir – Les Saintes Claires. But that's how it was, and in the end, I left the 100 points as they were and didn't revise them. There aren't that many 100-point Pinots in our database, and if they do exist.(SR)