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)

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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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Riesling

- A great noble variety made famous by the long-lived wines of Germany. Riesling is grown in many countries and can produce wines of high acidity and extraction, making a wine that develops in the bottle much like a great red would. Well known for its great dessert wines, this grape actually produces wines of all sweetness levels. Riesling has a particular ability to exhibit the mineral character of the producing soil, as well as exotic florals, honey, and spiciness. Here is a list of our bestselling Riesling.
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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.