My Store: New Jersey (change store) 888-686-6673
At first, the wine smells of autumn: apples, cumin, and dried chiodini. Later, ripe white peaches, lime blossoms, and crystallized honeycomb, along with a fleeting suggestion of fresh black truffles, move in and out of the ripe appley foreground as the nose evolves in the glass.
On the palate, the wine is mouthwatering and vibrant, with crème brûlée, ripe pineapple, and pink grapefruit zest, all comingled with palpable Devon slate minerality, its nearly imperceptible sweetness shimmering in voltaic tension with electrifying, ripe acidity. And the finish goes on forever. The overall impression is one of elegant, high-energy restraint. Drink now – 2040 and beyond (!)
About this wine producer: It was perfect timing that brought us to Weingut Ratzenberger on a rainy afternoon in July of 2000. Paolo De Marchi of Isole e Olena had recommended the wines, and the Ratzenbergers had just ended a testy relationship with their famous American importer. So we tasted the thrilling, mineral-infused Rieslings that Jochen poured knowing that they were actually available to buy. We believe that despite flying under the radar of “important” German wine pundits, the Ratzenbergers should be included among the very top producers of Riesling in the world.
$36.00