Willi Schaefer, Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese Brut Zero For a big 2011

For a big 2011

Either should last at least a decade

The most recent example was easily the best of them and given that it was a bottle opened by the domaine it's not really all that surprising

It has abundant tannins and toasted notes that make a comeback in the finish

Give it two or three more years in the bottle

Willi Schaefer, Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese Brut Zero For a big 2011The auction destined 2005 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese A. P. #2 offers a nose of over ripe melon, brown spices, apple jelly. Oily in texture and tinged with the spice and honey of botrytis on the palate, this then finishes with a shocking brightness and vivacity of citrus infiltrating a finish of quince preserves, apple jelly and jellied red currant. While it may not exhibit the layering or the elegance and delicacy of several of the best wines