The 2015 Alto Adige Valle Isarco Riesling Praepositus shows candied fruit aromas with apricot, honey and sweet almond on first nose. This is an almost off-dry expression with round and succulent exotic fruit flavors. Indeed, some 10% of the fruit is picked late or further into the harvest season to allow for the development of extra sugars and aromatic intensity. In fact, those grapes come off the vines in mid-December, which of course entails enormous risk on the part of the winemaking team. In the case of this Riesling, it's a risk well worth taking.