2005 Piesporter Goldtropfchen Auslese
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A relative heavyweight – passion-fruit juice – and slightly heavy overall without quite as much acidity as one would look for in the long term. The finish is just very slightly cloying. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate
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The 2005 Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Auslese smells of black currant, candied grapefruit, white raisins, and mint. Glossy in texture and impressively mouthfilling, with Golden Delicious apple and caramelized mirabelle, it still retains juicy bright citricity and an underlying firmness of sheer extract and wet stone minerality. A long finish enhances the impression of opulence yet retains elegance and lift and refreshing citricity, incorporating notes of black tea, bitter-sweet flowers, a tactile tinge of botrytis spice, and a genuine hint of slate. Here is a strikingly youthful Auslese of both richness and vigor that should improve for 25 or 30 years. Importer: Rudi Wiest, Cellars International, Carlsbad, CA; tel. 800-596-9463