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Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine:

Sunday, November 10, 2019 - At P&A's Hertford. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, lemon colour. Legs. Tiny fizz.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of citrus lemon crops, honey, white peach, white slate minerality, then a mix of salt/saline/chalk/limestone minerals, white honeysuckle flowers. Developing.
On the palate, almost off-dry, precise high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of intense citrus lemon drops, white peaches, green limes, green apples, and a blender mix of crushed stones/chalk/limestone/salty saline minerality. Maybe only the medium+ finish lets this down a little.
Outstanding quality. On the top of my head, this feels like possibly the most complex young Riesling I have ever tasted, would thrash many a GG at the same phase of evolution. The immediacy of enjoyment is so amazing. Could put on a point more with some age, though it probably doesn't need anything more than 4-5 years to do that.
Von der Fels is a Cuvee of the younger grapes (20- 30 years) from their GG vineyards like Kirchspiel, Hubacker and Abtserde. Feels like a GG blended with a small percentage of Kabinett and then with a touch of steroids added.

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