April 1, 2013: News, Wines of the Month, Mature Riesling
This month, we feature a non-Mosel wine: A top 10 year-old BA from the Nahe.
(image: Weingut Dr. Crusius, all rights reserved)
This wine of the month is one of the best 2003 which we had the chance to taste in our extensive 10-Years-After tastings, and it does not come from the Mosel but from the Nahe!
Year-in year-out, the Dr. Crusius Estate crafts some of the most exciting wines made in Germany and price levels have remained very reasonable here. The wines from this Estate may not have this slick early upfront fruitiness to impress in their youth. But boy do these wines age well!
We are glad to be able to feature a wine from one of the most underrated addresses in Germany today.
2003er
Dr. Crusius
Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Beerenauslese
31 04
95
A whiff of volatile acidity quickly gives way to an incredibly nose of pineapple, fiery spices and almond paste. The wine is gorgeously well balanced on the palate, with great zesty aromatics. The alcohol lifts the aromatics up and intensifies the impact of their flavors. This all leaves a zesty Sauternes feel in the after-taste. This is a great success. Now-2023
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