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The January 2015 Internet-Only Auction Part 2
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Lot 153
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"The 2005 Gold Kap #8 from the Rausch is a significant step up from the regular 2005 Auslese in terms of mineral-derived aromatics and flavors, and yet the botrytis level here is also higher (again highlighting this uncanny characteristic of the 2005 vintage). The bouquet is simply stunning, offering up a glazed mélange of apples, peaches, white grape, a brilliant expression of slate and apple blossoms. On the palate the wine is very full, very, very minerally and bristling with acidity. The core of the wine is a rock of riesling, the focus is outstanding, and the very racy finish offers up stunning grip and complexity. This is another gold kap that is eiswein-like in its texture, and yet offers more nascent complexity than is often found in young eiswein. A stunning wine."
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"The 2005 Gold Kap #8 from the Rausch is a significant step up from the regular 2005 Auslese in terms of mineral-derived aromatics and flavors, and yet the botrytis level here is also higher (again highlighting this uncanny characteristic of the 2005 vintage). The bouquet is simply stunning, offering up a glazed mélange of apples, peaches, white grape, a brilliant expression of slate and apple blossoms. On the palate the wine is very full, very, very minerally and bristling with acidity. The core of the wine is a rock of riesling, the focus is outstanding, and the very racy finish offers up stunning grip and complexity. This is another gold kap that is eiswein-like in its texture, and yet offers more nascent complexity than is often found in young eiswein. A stunning wine."
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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.
Germany's most celebrated Riesling region, its steep slate slopes above the river yielding featherlight, low-alcohol wines of electric acidity, delicacy and extraordinary longevity.
The appellation for Germany's most celebrated Riesling, its steep slate slopes yielding light, low-alcohol wines of electric acidity and extraordinary longevity.
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.