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Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 7.5% abv. AP 18. What a mark it is to observe the continuity of work between Richters Dirk and Constantin. The latter achieves maximums of flavor, both in amplitude and detail, where the former in effect was a bit more passive and romantic. Mind you, this is a subtle, inward difference, surely undetectable to the criterati and vintelligentsia (not we!)
NOSE/MOUTH: whole mashed limes and roses. Chalky, pointed acids seem to overrule the sugar/body, at first. Later there is a citrus-syrup sensation familiar to anyone who prematurely opens JJ Prüm wines—I only mention it as a familiar reference; there are others. Insistent surges of wildly fresh grapefruit, lemon, (etc.,) burst through an illuminated tissue of ginger and mint. Incredibly detailed and directed. Geologically transparent. Thick with nutrient potential. Bright, illuminated, racy, hasty in action.
SUM: though I prefer this at 40-50° F, it survives the passive warming test in style. It's fit to drink through 60°. Anyone with access and cellar ambition would write this on a shopping list in ink. After 2031 it will be obvious.

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