2015 Queen of Whites Riesling Troken, Tesch

This isn’t your grandmother’s Riesling, it’s lean, vibrant, and charged with electric energy. The 2015 Queen of Whites opens with aromas of lime zest, green apple, white peach and crushed stone, lifted by a streak of smoky minerality. The palate is razor-sharp and bone-dry, balancing citrus intensity with a clean, saline finish that hums long after the glass is empty. It’s a wine that makes you sit up straight - pure, focused, and refreshingly unadorned.

For when: you want white wine with attitude.
Pairs with: fresh oysters, sushi, or salty snacks at golden hour.
If this wine were: a song, it’d be David Bowie’s Heroes - cool, precise, and unforgettable.

Weingut Tesch, based in Langenlonsheim in Germany’s Nahe region, is one of the great modern Riesling specialists. Led by the irrepressible Dr. Martin Tesch, the estate has become famous for its uncompromising focus on Trocken (dry) Riesling, wines that showcase minerality and precision over sweetness. Tesch farms steep, stony vineyards planted on limestone, quartz and slate, each site vinified separately to express its unique personality.

The Queen of Whites bottling captures the essence of this philosophy: hand-harvested grapes, spontaneous fermentation, and maturation in stainless steel to preserve purity and drive. The 2015 vintage, one of Germany’s finest of the decade, gave Rieslings of crystalline clarity and ripe, balanced acidity. In Tesch’s hands, it becomes something electric: a dry Riesling with the poise of a queen and the pulse of a rock concert.