Oestricher Lenchen, Spätlese 303
    Spreitzer

    Oestricher Lenchen, Spätlese 303, 2016

    92/100
    Vinous
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    Broking
    1. 2016

      6x75cl

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      £148.39

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    A cuvee to mark the highest oeschle level ever measured in the Rheingau, 303, for a wine made by Spreitzer under the name of Hess. The record stood for decades until it was eventually broken by Weil in the 2003 vintage. Lenchen or

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    92/100
    David Schildknecht,
    Vinous
    The Spreitzers typically bottle much more of this branded wine than they do of a “regular” Lenchen Spätlese. And given how little of their Lenchen Riesling struck them as appropriate for Spätlese, this year there is only this one, and just 1,600 bottles of it rather than the usual 5-6,000. “At 100 Oechsle,” reports Andreas Spreitzer, “the grapes were already beyond what we would consider ‘normal’ Spätlese but at the same lacked the over-ripeness of Auslese.” I could debate that last claim, but the results are certainly impressive in their opulent way. Pear and quince jellies laced with candied lime dominate on the nose and then convey a confectionary cast to the performance on an overtly sweet, glycerol-slicked, oily-rich palate. Musky inner-mouth suggestions of peony perfume and a hint of caramel lend an aura of decadence that persists into the soothingly-lingering, prominently sweet finish. I would not be surprised if this gained definition and complexity with time in bottle. It harbors nine grams of acidity; but for now at least, those don’t cash-out in terms of brightness or animation, and they seem barely sufficient to contain keep the high residual sugar from becoming saccharine. (For the history of this bottling and its name, see especially my review of its vintage 2015 instantiation.)
    drinking window 2018 - 2032
    date of review 07/2018

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Germany
    Region:
    Rheingau
    Appellation:
    Rheingau
    Producer:
    Spreitzer
    Grape Variety:
    Riesling
    abv:
    7.5%

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