Tesch Karthauser Riesling 2007 (Nahe, Germany)
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KARTHAUSER: SOUTH-EAST FACING SLOP. RED WEATHERED ROCK. THE RIESLING: MULTILAYERED AND EXPRESSIVE
DR MARTIN TESCH

If ever there was a German poster boy for terroir, it would be this wine. A single vineyard, single site dry Riesling, bottled unfiltered & unfined. Its pure German Riesling, from a top vintage, shipped to Australia in a temperature controlled ‘reefer’. It ticks just about every box – and I love it.

A very light yellow in colour (Its quite yellow compared to the greener young Australian Rieslings), with visible CO2 bubbles. The nose shows lime, slate, more lime & earth. Its a pure, expressive nose of power and beauty. The palate has lemon, lemonade, aspirin & intense lime juice, with acidity that is bracingly citrussy and quite Clare like in its searing dryness. As it warms up, this shows more musk and more pine lime, fruit-meets-acidity goodness.

If you enjoy truly dry Riesling styles, this is a must try example. 18.7+