Le Cœur—"The Heart"—is the evocative name of a deeply expressive dry Riesling selection from Weingut Prinz in Hallgarten in the Rheingau, offered exclusively at the VDP.Auktion.Réserve. True to its name, the wine comes from the very heart of the estate's finest parcels, selected from the most outstanding casks of the vintage. Rather than focusing on primary fruit or easy charm, Le Cœur represents a profound, character-driven interpretation of Riesling that foregrounds extended lees maturation, flinty reduction, and textural depth.

Its style is uncompromising and distinctive: reductive on the nose, with notes of struck flint, savoury yeast, crushed herbs, and stony minerality, followed on the palate by a dense, lightly creamy texture, finely woven acidity, and a vibrating, almost saline mineral core. Aged for an extended period on the full lees—partly in oak—the wine possesses remarkable substance and immense ageing potential. Youthfully taut and demanding, Le Cœur is an intellectual, contemplative Riesling that unfurls its full grandeur with air and patience.

For connoisseurs and collectors alike, Le Cœur is a masterwork of fermentation and élévage that bridges classic Rheingau identity and avant-garde precision.