Gold. The nose is just lovely! There is touch of bisquit, but mostly it is a very pure and mineral water-like expression of ripe Riesling. The mousse is elegant. There is much fruit but it tastes very dry, it is refreshing and very mineral. The aftertaste is very long and is like mineral water. What a lovely wine!
Ratzenberger Bacharacher Wolfshöhle Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 2005 8% 35€/½l
I haven't liked the '05s as much as most people, since I have found so many of them a bit heavy and ripe. This, though ripe, has all the components in just the right proportions. The scent does go slightly towards the tropical with its passion-fruit aromas, but it is precise and pure and has perhaps a touch of botrytis. It is sweet, and though the year isn't an acid-forward one (and neither is the wine) it is still refreshing and palate-cleansing. Very primary, but very good - one of my favourite German '05s so far tasted. I have two left of these. If anyone has tips on how to keep my hands off them until they are mature, please let me know.
