The October 2016 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part II
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Lot 817
Estimate: $50
Very lightly scuffed labels.
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"A fine fragrance of pear and citrus fruit provides the perfect opening for an Auslese that does not try to impress with lashings of honey and raisins, but sets out its stall with a fresh green fruit flavour. Slender figure, light in alcohol, with the sweetness of juicy fruit, and a very delicate notion of minerality."
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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.