Screwcap, $37, 8.5%
I've included a picture of the label (though this is for the Sonnenuhr Auslese) just so we can all revel in the totally excellent, ornate Mosel label.
Straw yellow in colour, this off dry, traditional Mosel Kabinett has a floral, beeswax, stones & grapefruit nose to it that is so Mosel, so pure and terroir driven that it is intoxicating to smell (once you get past the Sulphur of course). The palate is long and complex, with honeysuckle fruit and intensity right through the finish - no doubting the fruit quality here - though it's also carrying a hardness to it that is a little distracting and hardcore in its stony terroir interpretation. To my palate, I think this would probably work better if it was picked later & produced in a Spatlese style, or wait a few years for it to soften a little more.
Good stuff regardless. 17.0+
2009/10 WCA Wine Journalism 'Young Gun; Wine Judge; Gourmet Traveller WINE and Breathe Hunter Valley magazine contributor; LattéLife & The Retiree columnist; National Liquor News tasting panellist and Chablis lover who fell into the liquor industry chiefly to buy cheap beer.
I'm glad you are enjoying the Max Ferd Richter wines. I was lucky enough to meet Dirk Richter of MFR when he was in Ohio.
ReplyDeleteI recorded a video interview and you can find 2 of the 4 video clips at my blog.
www.austinbeeman.com
I hope you enjoy them as Mr. Richter is a great smart wine person and has lots to teach us. Feel free to embed these videos if you choose for your readers as they are all creative commons licences for sharing.