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The March 2020 Auction: Part 1
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Estimate: $350
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"As I mentioned in connection with the 2014, it’s nice to see this estate offering a Spätlese under the same geographically narrow “Grosse Lage” site designation as the corresponding Grosses Gewächs – a way of calling attention to the fact that a residually sweet Spätlese can be as profoundly evocative of place as a dry, full-bodied wine. (That this calls for renewed demonstration, though, is a measure of how much Riesling wisdom has been willfully unlearned in the last couple of decades.) “We left those bunches that exhibited a bit of botrytis to hang for another week after harvesting the Grosses Gewächs,” explained Franzen, and the resulting harvest was further sorted to make possible a separate Auslese. A colorful and decadently ripe amalgam of muskmelon, mango, peach, sweet lime and lychee delivers a heady, aromatic, lush palate performance. The feel here is flatteringly creamy and buoyant (at 9.5 percent alcohol), finishing with soothing persistence and a welcome influx of downright refreshing primary juiciness and mouthwatering salinity. It’s certainly unapologetically sweet, but the sweetness suits its decadent personality and supports its luscious fruit."
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"As I mentioned in connection with the 2014, it’s nice to see this estate offering a Spätlese under the same geographically narrow “Grosse Lage” site designation as the corresponding Grosses Gewächs – a way of calling attention to the fact that a residually sweet Spätlese can be as profoundly evocative of place as a dry, full-bodied wine. (That this calls for renewed demonstration, though, is a measure of how much Riesling wisdom has been willfully unlearned in the last couple of decades.) “We left those bunches that exhibited a bit of botrytis to hang for another week after harvesting the Grosses Gewächs,” explained Franzen, and the resulting harvest was further sorted to make possible a separate Auslese. A colorful and decadently ripe amalgam of muskmelon, mango, peach, sweet lime and lychee delivers a heady, aromatic, lush palate performance. The feel here is flatteringly creamy and buoyant (at 9.5 percent alcohol), finishing with soothing persistence and a welcome influx of downright refreshing primary juiciness and mouthwatering salinity. It’s certainly unapologetically sweet, but the sweetness suits its decadent personality and supports its luscious fruit."
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The spiritual home of Riesling, producing wines of piercing acidity, precision and longevity across a spectrum from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. Cool, steep-sloped vineyards along the Mosel and Rhine yield some of the world's most delicate, long-lived whites.
A highly aromatic white of piercing acidity and transparency to terroir, ranging from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. It ages remarkably and is the noble grape of Germany and Alsace.