March 1, 2013: News, Wines of the Month, Mature Riesling
We feature one of the highlights of our extensive 2003 Riesling retrospective as wine of the month.
(image: Weingut Deutschherren-Hof, all rights reserved)
The first issue of the year is, as usual, dedicated to maturing Mosel wines. This issue included a most detailed "10 Years-After" retrospective of the 2003 Riesling vintage, a warm vintage which shares many characteristics with the great 1959 in the Mosel.
The 2003 from the probably lesser-known Deutschherren-Hof Estate proved a superb highlight of the vintage!
2003er
Deutschherren-Hof
Trierer Jesuitenwingert Riesling Auslese ***
06 04
93
Bright in color this wine offers great juicy flavors of pineapple, mint, cinnamon, melon and mango. There is great grip on the palate with juicy notes of pear, some salty beeswax sweetness and a slight earthy touch in the finish. A scent of honey comes through after a while, but never gets obtrusive. This is a remarkable wine which has perfectly integrated its botrytis and is simply irresistible now. This is a gorgeous mouth-watering Auslese GK! Now-2028
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