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2007 Mönchhof Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese ($45 Elsewhere)

SKU #1044028

93 points Wine Spectator: "Light-bodied and filigreed, offering apricot, lime and slate flavors that build and build on the palate. There's lovely clarity and harmony, with a lingering orange- and lime-tinged aftertaste. Drink now through 2035. 100 cases made." (11/08) 92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Eymael's 2007 Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese is elixir- and liqueur-like in style and intensity, featuring aromas and flavors of tangerine, honeydew melon. But at the same time, there is a rhubarb-like, invigorating tartness woven in that offers a fresh fruit aspect, and a honeyed note signaling discreet but flattering botrytis. This is luscious and satiny yet delicate and buoyant in the best 2007 manner. Hints of salt and licorice add interest to its long finish. It should be worth holding for 15-20 years." (06/09)

Price: $29.99
WS 93
RP 92

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By: Keith Mabry |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 2/23/2009  | Send Email
Erdener Pralat is one of the top vineyard designations in the Mosel. Robert Eymael, the proprieter, only produces an Auslese level wine from this vineyard. It is rare and absolutely exquisite. The wine has wonderful texture and weight with a filigree fineness to it. It could last a couple of decades in the cellar, but it won't last that long in mine. I'm too inclined to drink it.

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Varietal:

Riesling

- While the rest of the world has often misappropriated the name--Welchriesling, Riesling Italico, Gray Riesling and Emerald Riesling are all names applied to varieties that are NOT Riesling--this exceptional German varietal has managed to maintain its identity. Perhaps its biggest claims to fame are its intoxicating perfume, often described as having honeyed stone fruit, herb, apple and citrus notes, and its incredible longevity - the wines lasting for decades. Aged Rieslings often take on a distinctive and alluring Petrol-like aroma. Within Germany, the grape seems to do best in the warming slate soils of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. Other German regions that turn out great Rieslings include Pfalz, Rheingau and Nahe. German Rieslings are made in a range of ripeness levels. The top wines are assigned Prädikat levels to describe their ripeness at harvest. These are: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein and Trockenbeerenauslese. Riesling has also achieved acclaim in France's Alsace, the only region in that country where the grape is officially permitted. Alsatian Rieslings are typically dry and wonderfully aromatic. Austrian Riesling is also steadily gaining praise and fine Riesling is also produced in Italy's Alto-Adige and Friuli, in Slovenia and much of Central and Eastern Europe. In the New World its stronghold is Australia, where it does best in the Eden and Clare Valleys. It is also planted in smaller amounts in New Zealand. In the US, winemakers are eschewing the syrupy sweet versions of the 1970s and 1980s, instead making elegant and balanced wines in both California and Washington State.
Country:

Germany

- Thanks to a recent string of excellent vintages and to the reemergence of Germany onto the international wine writing scene, this is a country that's hot, hot, hot! Germany is divided into 13 wine Region and produces a very wide variety of wine styles, from incredibly high-acid, dry wines to some of the sweetest, most unctuous concoctions on the planet and even a few surprisingly hearty reds. Most of the highest-quality wines are grown on steep banks along the rivers in these Region. Small vineyards are still mostly hand tended and picked, due to the difficult nature of mechanization on these slopes. White wine production accounts for nearly 80% of the total with Riesling being the most important varietal, though Muller-Thurgau is still more widely planted. Click for a list of bestselling items from Germany.