Riesling Vinothek Raritäten 2008 75cl

This pulls you in with aromas of honeysuckle, orange blossoms, cedar, vanilla bean and lemon meringue pie. So silky, creamy and elegant, with unbelievable freshness, it feels like a young wine. Concentrated at only 12.5% alcohol. Classy and subtle oak spices. Then the salty, stony minerality at the end reminds you what this is. Very long. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Bottled in April 2024 after over 15 years in one large oak cask. Drink or hold.

From the site Im Weingebirge, fermented in stainless steel, aged in a large oak cask and bottled in April last year, the 2008 Riesling Vinothek is clear and deep on the initially somewhat untamed and gamey as well as flor-inflected and slightly oaky nose that nevertheless indicates very clear and healthy, elegant and concentrated fruit with flinty notes, and it gains clarity and complexity with air. Aeration is highly recommended here and gives way to ginger notes and detailed terroir notes representing the amphibolite, loess and paragneiss of the soil. On the palate, this is a concentrated, fresh and elegant, tightly structured and refreshing mineral Riesling whose grip is still firm and biting (12 milligrams per liter of free sulfur dioxide). This is still a discreet wine that is to be handled with care and a carafe. I kept the bottle for five days to taste the wine again since the first impression represented caged potential rather than revelation. The second tasting showed a little bit more open and finessed, pure, fresh and saline yet still not singing. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in January 2025.