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2005 Weingut Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Riesling Spätlese
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Theise: CORE-LIST WINE. This is a luminous Riesling Ideal; serenely glowing; apple flesh and
skin, a little fibrous sweet-leesy texture anchors what might have been too “fruity”; talc
aromas, and a subtle tamped-down minerality until the finish, which is stony, silky and
texturous. Notwithstanding the Grand Crus coming up, this “Magda” (Leitz’s own
term for the tongue-twister) gives as much sensual pleasure as great Riesling can.
skin, a little fibrous sweet-leesy texture anchors what might have been too “fruity”; talc
aromas, and a subtle tamped-down minerality until the finish, which is stony, silky and
texturous. Notwithstanding the Grand Crus coming up, this “Magda” (Leitz’s own
term for the tongue-twister) gives as much sensual pleasure as great Riesling can.