2017 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 95.5 points

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  8/27/2021 - 99tollap wrote: 95 Points

  Celebrating a new job. Unsurprisingly superb wine. Colour is just mouthwateringly gorgeous golden amber. The wine immediately intoxicates the senses. Laden with ripe tropical fruits and baked pears. In the mouth, the wine has enormous elegance and wonderful texture and structure. Initially rather sweet and unctuous, then transitioning smoothly through to a more floral, honeyed finish with just a hint of herbaceousness and a beautiful acidic bite. No bitterness at all. The finish is at least a couple of minutes. Overall, this is great wine. For me, I would like the acidity to come a little earlier on the palette. I also find the exit of the mid palette to be just a tad hollow. This is still very young though, and will likely flesh out a little with a few more years. At CHF 57 for a half bottle, there are better values out there, but you really can't go far wrong with this.

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  6/12/2018 - pclin wrote:

  AP 02 18. 2nd highest ranking wine this vintage based on the AP system. AP 01 18 likely heading for auction. ABV 7.5%. Dried tropical fruits. Very high viscosity.

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  6/7/2018 - rossi.wine wrote: 96 Points

  [02 18] Tasted after the 'standard' 2017 Rausch Auslese (No 5). 145g residual sugar, botrytised grapes. Notes of tropical fruit, very ripe yellow stone fruit, honey, flowers, minerality on the nose. On the palate lots of primary fruit, honeyed grapefruit, spicy and vibrant with lovely weight and an incredibly long finish. Fantastic. 95-96+

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