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Peter Lauer Riesling Ayler Kupp Grosses Gewachs Number 18 2014 750ml

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750ml
country
Germany
WA
92
Additional vintages
WA
92
Rated 92 by Wine Advocate
From Ayl's most extended vineyard, the 2014 Riesling GG Ayler Kupp Fass 18 'VDP Grosse Lage' displays a highly clear, attractive and finesse-full bouquet of ripe yellow fruits (pineapples, melons, mangoes, nectarines), some herbal flavors (Waldmeister included,) and the purity and elegant flintiness of an exclusive slate perfume. Medium to full-bodied, round, rich, intense and very juicy on the palate, this is a gorgeous, almost lush but elegant and well structured dry Riesling with a good acidity, a firm mineral core and a complex, very persistent finish. There are ripe tropical fruit flavors in the aftertaste. This is great dry Saar Riesling that wine lovers shouldn't miss. Very good aging potenti
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Peter Lauer Riesling Ayler Kupp Grosses Gewachs Number 18 2014 750ml

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Varietal: Riesling

Riesling grapes are very rarely blended with others in the development of wines, and for good reason. These pale grapes which originated in the cool Rhine Valley of Germany are notable for their 'transparency' of flavor, which allows the characteristics of their terroir to shine through in wonderful ways. The result of this is a wine which carries a wide range of interesting flavors quite unlike those found in other white wines, finished off with the distinctively floral perfume Riesling supplies so well. Many wineries in Germany and elsewhere tend to harvest their Riesling grapes very late – often as late as January – in order to make the most of their natural sweetness. Other methods, such as encouraging the noble rot fungus, help the Riesling grape varietal present some truly unique and exciting flavors in the glass, and the variety of wines this varietal can produce mean it is one of the finest and most interesting available anywhere.
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Country: Germany

If German wine has had something of a bad reputation in the past, it may well be the fault of the fact that for a long time now, the Germans have simply kept all the best produce to themselves. Visit any town or village in wine producing regions of Germany, and you'll be faced with a stunning array of extremely high quality wines, each matched with local dishes and full of distinct character and flavor. As white wine production makes up for about two-thirds of all Germany's wine industry, this is by far the most visible and widely enjoyed type of wine, but one should not overlook the quality and range of rosé and red wines on offer from this fascinating country. In particular, the Spatburgunder wines (the German name for Pinot Noir) are generally of an exceptionally high quality, being full of dark, intense hedgerow fruit flavors and exciting spicy notes with a silky smooth finish.