The 2016 Riesling Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese (Green Capsule) is the negative selection of the three-starred Auslese and shows an intense raisin aroma of ripe and overripe fruits along with very elegant slate aromas of the Himmelreich. Full-bodied, complex and intense on the palate, this is a pretty spectacular and very persistent feniherb Spätlese with a long, intense and beautifully tensioned finish that displays honey and whole meal flavors as well as great mineral tension and complexity. This is for sure a downgraded Auslese that will be spectacular in a couple of years. Tasted March 2018.