2010 Staffelter Hof Kröver Steffensberg Riesling Auslese

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  1/10/2021 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points

  8,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Luminous, medium-deep lemon-yellow color. Sweet, somewhat evolved and very attractive nose with immediately recognizable Riesling aromas of honey, some lemon marmalade, light candied ginger tones, a little bit of mature nuttiness, an evolved hint of rich, creamy custard and a touch of wet stone minerality. Tasting the wine confirms my impression that this is a sweet Riesling. The overall feel is lively, clean and light-bodied with a sweetish to high-end medium-sweet flavors of honey, apple juice, some steely mineral tones, a little bit of lemon marmalade, light candied ginger notes and a hint of stony minerality. The crisp acidity lends tremendous intensity and sense of structure to the wine. The finish is firm, quite long and very acid-driven with medium-dry flavors of ripe Golden Delicious apple, some lemon marmalade, light steely mineral tones, a little bit of tangy salinity, a hint of honey and a touch of crunchy star fruit.
  
  My first guess was 2010 Riesling from Mosel, but it was impossible to judge whether this was a Spätlese from the rich end or an Auslese from the fresh and crisp end (the 2010 part was easy, based on the tremendous acidity here). I decided on Spätlese, but in the end the wine was Auslese. Nevertheless, this is fun, delicious and very impressive stuff. The wine is starting to show some mature qualities now, at 10 years of age, but it is still far from its apogee. Drink now or within the next 15-25 years. Not really a transcendent Mosel Auslese, but a very fine wine all the same. Recommended.

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