2004 Saarburger Rausch Kabinett

The 2004 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Kabinett – culled from fruit of legally low-grade Auslese must weight – preserves the same sense of delicacy with intensity and the ability to make one forget its high residual sugar that characterized Zilliken’s Kabinett from Ockfener Bockstein. Here we have an animated, open, generous expression of herb-tinged ripe apple and cherry fruit playing against salted nut and wet stone mineral notes and leading to a satisfyingly layered and refreshing finish, yet another of Zilliken’s frequent triumphs in this genre. Importer: Rudi Wiest, Cellars International, Carlsbad, CA; tel. (800) 596-9463