Saarburger Rausch, Riesling, Auslese
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Saarburger Rausch, Riesling, Auslese


Destination

vintage


portfolio

Portfolio
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2009
6x75cl
DP
£333.91

2009
6x75cl
DP
£345.91

2014
75cl
DP
£40.64

2016
75cl
DP
£50.65

2016
6x75cl
DP
£303.91

2016
1x1.5L
DP
£115.30

2018
75cl
DP
£50.70

2019
3x1.5L
DP
£343.22

2021
6x75cl
DP
£315.91


Zilliken, Saarburger Rausch, Riesling, Auslese, 2009

2009

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Zilliken, Saarburger Rausch, Riesling, Auslese, 2009

An Auslese straight out of the treasure chamber, the 2009 is in a beautiful drinking spot. Typical smoky notes are emerging with lashings of pineapple, mango and rose petals, as it takes on a creamier feel on the palate. So easy to enjoy, long, haunting and classy. 2009 was a vintage which benefitted from good levels of noble botrytis.

Maturity:
Drink
ABV:
7.5%

specifications

country:
Germany


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Producer:
Zilliken

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Zilliken

Zilliken

The life of a Saar Riesling grower is not an easy one. Possibly one of the coldest and most marginal corners of Germany, the Saar can produce some of the world’s great white wine in hot sunny years such as 1990. However, these are usually outnumbered by cold wet years resulting in over astringent and unripe wines. There are a small band of growers though who have a distinct advantage over the rest in the land that they own. A handful of Saar vineyards are steep enough and exposed enough to ensure a decent level of grape ripening even in poor years. Hanno Zilliken is fortunate enough to have sizeable holdings in Saarburg’s great vineyard, the steep south-facing Rausch. He exploits these slate based vines to the maximum through careful pruning and hand selection. When the wine is pressed, it gently descends by gravity into the oak casks lying in Hanno’s dark damp cellars. The wines are prime examples of Saar Riesling, being mouthwateringly taut, mineral and sophisticated.

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