2007 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Headily floral lily and heliotrope notes mark the nose of the 2007 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spatlese A.P. #7, with lime, peach, fresh cherry, and nut oils following on the palate. At a mere 7.5% alcohol, this performs the feat familiar chez Zilliken of balancing hugely high residual sugar against efficacious acids and harboring palpable density while seeming delicate. This is infectiously juicy, lip-smacking, bright, and penetrating in length, with salt and stone nuances in the finish as well as a positive sense of fruit skin tartness adding to its sense of invigoration. Expect it to perform brilliantly for the better part of two decades. - David Schildknecht, Nov. 2009