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by **David M. Bueker** » Fri Feb 16, 2024 8:56 pm

2001 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (2/16/2024)
For most of the last 20 years, this probably would have been called Spätlese by many producers, but it is an absolute classic Auslese that has immense depth yet never overpowers the drinker or well chosen food. Sleek like a cheetah, the acidity charges the wine, while the fruit dances like sprites around a magical fire. It’s still moderately sweet, but nothing the acidity can’t tame. It’s still not really mature, and won’t be for five or ten more years, with decades of life beyond that.