Felseneck Riesling Auslese, #24, Schafer-Frohlich

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From golden, 100-degree-Oechsle bunches picked without needing much selection and somewhat less than half affected by late botrytis, this wine delivers lusciously nectarous white peach and Persian melon accented by musky, peony-like perfume on a buoyant, succulent, subtly creamy yet refreshing palate. The finish bursts with invigorating tang and piquancy of peach close to the core, mouthwateringly tinged with mineral salts. Seldom will you encounter an Auslese that is this richly concentrated yet preserves this much sheer primary juiciness and energy (and seldom will you encounter a 2014 exhibiting late botrytis this noble). “If you wanted to keep this level of precision in 2014,” opined Fröhlich, “then you couldn’t go beyond the must weight and level of botrytis exhibited here.”