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The February 2019 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part I
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"The 2015 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese Gold Capsule (AP 18) displays a very intense and perfectly ripe, but healthy stone fruit aroma intermixed with delicate flinty/slate-like flavors. On the plate, this Gold Capsule is as lush as it is pure, piquant and salty; it is provided with remarkable precision and concentration, with a still stimulatingly fresh and vibrant finish. This is a great Auslese, indeed . . . . The resulting wines are very clear, fresh, cool and aromatic on the nose and reveal a remarkable precision. The palate is characterized by its ripe, lush and intense fruit, as well as a racy-piquant acidity. Several of the finest wines were auctioned in Trier (2015 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese and Auslese; 2015 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese Gold Capsule; 2015 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Long Gold Capsule; and the 2005 Graacher Himmelreich Trockenbeerenauslese), but the 2015 BAs and TBAs will only be auctioned later. The highlights of the 2015 portfolio beyond the Graacher Himmelreich Trockenbeerenauslese contain several Auslesen and Spätlesen, so there are great new wines for all lovers of the Prüm classics."
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"The 2015 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese Gold Capsule (AP 18) displays a very intense and perfectly ripe, but healthy stone fruit aroma intermixed with delicate flinty/slate-like flavors. On the plate, this Gold Capsule is as lush as it is pure, piquant and salty; it is provided with remarkable precision and concentration, with a still stimulatingly fresh and vibrant finish. This is a great Auslese, indeed . . . . The resulting wines are very clear, fresh, cool and aromatic on the nose and reveal a remarkable precision. The palate is characterized by its ripe, lush and intense fruit, as well as a racy-piquant acidity. Several of the finest wines were auctioned in Trier (2015 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese and Auslese; 2015 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese Gold Capsule; 2015 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Long Gold Capsule; and the 2005 Graacher Himmelreich Trockenbeerenauslese), but the 2015 BAs and TBAs will only be auctioned later. The highlights of the 2015 portfolio beyond the Graacher Himmelreich Trockenbeerenauslese contain several Auslesen and Spätlesen, so there are great new wines for all lovers of the Prüm classics."
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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.