2006 Rauenthaler Nonnenberg Riesling

Breuer’s 2006 Rauenthaler Nonnenberg Riesling trocken offers a Malvasia-like combination of fresh lime, narcissus, and violets on the nose. Musk, flowers, lime, peach, and red currant opulently but vibrantly fill the mouth and the exotic side of this Riesling nicely complements its sheer ripeness as well as testifying to the slightly decadent nature of the fruit this vintage. I detect scarcely any heat. Plan to follow this for 5-7 years, but I would not anticipate longer-term potential. Heinrich Breuer and Hermann Schmoranz began their Riesling harvest October 6, and finished in record time. Selective picking and watchful decantation and selection of the musts, rather than the use of treatments, was the approach taken here to the problematic health and botrytis of the vintage. The results included a 40% reduction in volume over their recent average. Imported by Classical Wines, Seattle, WA; tel. (206) 547-0255