2015 Riesling Vendange Tardive
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The 2015 Riesling Schoelhammer Vendange Tardive, from the gray Triassic marls of the Schoenenbourg Grand Cru, was made with botrytized fruit. A touch of honeycomb on the nose is wrapped in smokiness, catching ripe peach and Mirabelle notes in its fine cloud of fumée . Later on, a hint of chamomile makes a deliciously heady appearance. The purest candied peach note emerges, guided and illuminated by lemon oil. Purity, poise, richness and the sleekest silhouette make this a timeless wine of supreme elegance, carrying all the customary creaminess of the Schoenenbourg, granting you delicious freefall in its unlimited softness. Exquisitely clean botrytis makes for the purest fruit. 69 g/L of residual sweetness lend generosity and gentle sweetness. (Sweet)
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Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous
Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous
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The 2015 Riesling Vendange Tardive was harvested in the Schoenenbourg Grand Cru and lieu-dit Engelskritt. It hits the sinuses with an ethereally lifted dried orange peel note that is smooth, chamomile-edged and balm-like. The palate is chamomile tincture bedded on barley sugar and the clearest, cleanest dried orange peel. Intense, fresh, soothing and oh-so linear, the 2015 is fresh, lifted and brilliant. Exquisite, lifted, pure and on a plain that defies gravity. This just soars. 54g/L of residual sweetness. (Medium)