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Lot 1563
Estimate: $25
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"Leitzâs 2008 Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck Riesling Spatlese features luscious cherry and plum with their pits and a hint of vanilla. Creamy in texture and subtly honeyed, itâs nevertheless juicy, buoyant, and elegant; then brings on a saline and crustacean reduction-like savor in the finish that will have you licking your lips and salivating uncontrollably."
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"Leitzâs 2008 Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck Riesling Spatlese features luscious cherry and plum with their pits and a hint of vanilla. Creamy in texture and subtly honeyed, itâs nevertheless juicy, buoyant, and elegant; then brings on a saline and crustacean reduction-like savor in the finish that will have you licking your lips and salivating uncontrollably."
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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 historic Riesling region along the Rhine, producing racier, often drier wines of structure and mineral depth from south-facing slopes.
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.