2013 Kiedricher Grafenberg Auslese

RS 135 g/l. Water white. Intense and vibrant nose which really sings. Lovely roundness and purity. Tastes as though every grape had been picked by hand and then crushed and fermented. Round and vibrant and amazingly open. (JR)

Cool, sour inviting aroma. The sourness you get from a combination of citrus and stoniness. Strong grapefruit-pith flavour on the palate. Long, tangy, very well balanced. (JH)

Already the bright color of the 2013 Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Auslese indicates great aging potential that is confirmed both on nose and palate although the wine was still restrained when I tasted it end of October 2014 what made it hard to score correctly. The nose was floral and very subtle but also somewhat closed displaying fine honey flavors but less fine aromas of English wine gum and catmint. On the palate the proud Grafenberg Auslese was very intense, sweet, piquant and elegant but also somewhat milky and less precise or laser sharp than it could be. That specific day I clearly favored the Turmberg Auslese but also noticed the Grafenberg was better developed one hour later when I had to leave for my next appointment. It was picked with with 130° Oechsle and ended up with 145 grams per liter of residual sugar and 8% of alcohol with a total acidity of 10.6 grams per liter. Jan 2015, www.robertparker.com