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2020 Max Ferdinand Richter Brauneberger Juffer Alte Reben Riesling Trocken

SKU #1570850 94 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark A deep and complex dry Mosel with so many wild herb and spicy nuances alongside the ripe-peach and lemon notes. On the palate it has commanding presence for just 12% alcohol, thanks to the excellent tannin structure that very neatly supports the long, finely chiseled finish. Drink or hold. Inner quote mark (1/2022)

93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark The 2020 Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Alte Reben comes from 70- to 80-year-old vines in the middle of the slope. The grapes were harvested four weeks after the Kabinett, crushed overnight and then fermented 100% in foudres. The wine was left on the lees for 10 months and saw no sulfur until just before bottling. The nose is fine and discreet but strikingly mineral and flinty, with fresh fruit aromas, a certain rigor and a hint of animal notes. Mouth-filling, rich and generous but at the same time precise and crystalline, with lingering salinity and again this persistent rigor, this is definitely an interesting Riesling that needs some years to open and develop a more hedonistic complexity. 12% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted from AP 3621 in November 2021. (SR) Inner quote mark (12/2021)

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2020 Max Ferdinand Richter Brauneberger Juffer Alte Reben Riesling Trocken

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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.

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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.

Alcohol Content (%):

11.5