Saarburger Rausch, Riesling, Kabinett, 2018
Expressive, typically Saar in style, fresh but not too crispy” was how Dorothee described the Rausch Kabinett. A very fine nose shows off green fruits and delicate herbs, lemon thyme perhaps, mint certainly. Given the early harvest this is precise and very clear, light and luminous, but also juicy across the palate. It’s not overly crispy, in fact the acids are ripe and lovely and make for really quite an inviting Kabinett this early stage. Fermented and aged in traditional fuders and bottled at 60g/l residual sugar.
critic reviews
Ripe apple, quince and honeydew melon are seductively garlanded in honeysuckle and peony as well as backed by wet stone on both the nose and the polished, buoyant, luscious palate. The lingering finish is animating, consummately refreshing and mouthwateringly salt-suffused. Once again, here is a Zilliken Riesling that looks on paper like a Spätlese destined to taste overly sweet, yet manages to come off as only subtly so, while offering at least good arguments – even if some tasters will be unconvinced – for its having been labeled Kabinett.
The 2018 Rausch Kabinett is ripe and floral on the nose, while the palate is lush, moderately sweet and filigreed, revealing a nice, stimulating mineral grip. Tasted in June 2019.