(25% whole cluster)

less demonstrative than bottles encountered previously and less “sexier”

it reveals a remarkable finesse with fine pearls and sweet cherry-flavored fruit

to affirm its poised balance in terms of fruit richness

This isn’t quite a robust as it usually is though it’s a big wine all the same and will require an extended cellar siesta

Georg Breuer, Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling other_regions_australia (25% whole cluster)At 12. 5% the highest in alcohol of this years Breuer cru bottlings (whereas it was the lightest of them in 2009), their 2011 Rudesheimer Beg Schlossberg Riesling delivers aromas of nose wrinkling but pleasant pungency suggesting gunpowder green as well as smoky black tea, accompanied by lime peel and peach kernel, all of whose counterparts on a generous palate offer welcome counterpoint to the wines underlying lushness of texture, and complement a