2003 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese 12-04 Willi Schaefer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2003 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese 12-04, Willi Schaefer

Produced from fruit harvested after the region’s first late-October freeze, the 2003 Riesling Auslese Graacher Himmelreich A.P. #1204 displays a sweet, botrytis-laced nose and a personality that reveals a mini-Eiswein’s focus and delineation. Powerful, deep, and with cutting precision, it releases sweet and sour flavors of minerals as well as hints of passion fruit. Projected maturity: 2009-2030. Bravo to Willi Schaefer for having crafted such beauties! - Pierre Rovani, Dez. 2004

Mosel Fine Wines - 2003 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese 12-04, Willi Schaefer

The grapes for this bottling were harvested after the night of frost in late October and this clearly comes through in the complex but still airy scents of pear, apricot tree and honey. The wine is smooth but also well-balanced on the palate and it leaves a clean, long and subtly rich feel in the finish. This is a gorgeous wine which drinks already very nicely now but will gain in complexity with further bottle age. Now-2033. - März 2013