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The November 2023 Auction: Part 4
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"Pineapple; quince and white peach preserves; and the sweet perfume of gardenia, heliotrope, and lily all headily scent Muller-Catoirâs 2009 Haardter Mandelgarten Riesling Spatlese, then reemerge on a glossy, subtly creamy, lush, and expansive palate. Candied lime and marzipan add to the near-confectionary impression conveyed by this decidedly sweet Riesling, yet its prodigious finish retains almost infinitely juicy refreshment of fresh citrus, along with the invigoration of lip-licking and saliva-inducing salinity. In the great tradition of rich residually sweet Riesling that goes back nearly four decades at this address, yet possessed of a refinement and sense of clear flavor delineation that is seldom equaled even by any of winemaker Martin Franzenâs fellow Moselaner, this promises to be well worth following for the next 25-30 years, and moreover to become even more rivetingly complex in the process. (I tasted it twice at a four month interval, and a bottle opened for three days seemed to, if anything, gain stamina.)"
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"Pineapple; quince and white peach preserves; and the sweet perfume of gardenia, heliotrope, and lily all headily scent Muller-Catoirâs 2009 Haardter Mandelgarten Riesling Spatlese, then reemerge on a glossy, subtly creamy, lush, and expansive palate. Candied lime and marzipan add to the near-confectionary impression conveyed by this decidedly sweet Riesling, yet its prodigious finish retains almost infinitely juicy refreshment of fresh citrus, along with the invigoration of lip-licking and saliva-inducing salinity. In the great tradition of rich residually sweet Riesling that goes back nearly four decades at this address, yet possessed of a refinement and sense of clear flavor delineation that is seldom equaled even by any of winemaker Martin Franzenâs fellow Moselaner, this promises to be well worth following for the next 25-30 years, and moreover to become even more rivetingly complex in the process. (I tasted it twice at a four month interval, and a bottle opened for three days seemed to, if anything, gain stamina.)"
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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.