2010 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Beerenauslese Willi Schaefer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2010 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Beerenauslese, Willi Schaefer

Representing a meticulous picking-out of the most perfectly desiccated berries over a wide range of parcels and the duration of this year’s harvest, his 2010 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Beerenauslese might be the exception that proves Willi Schaefer’s oft-repeated rule that one needs enough juicy gold-green berries to guarantee corresponding sap and dynamism in the resulting B.A., because here – as with the auction Auslese A.P. #4 – there is an almost too-severe sense of dried fruits and tart acids. Tingling impingement of lemon, lime and white currant in which are macerated dried apricot and peach honey are further contrasted with white raisin and honey. Sixteen grams of acidity power a rapier thrust of a finish from which the impression of botrytis ennoblement completely flees. “It never occurred to us to leave anything hanging this year for Eiswein,” quips Christoph Schaefer, “because we had our Eiswein here already.” You can say that again! Importer Terry Theise noted that this wine displayed unusual serenity very early on. Perhaps the stillness was foreboding. And perhaps with time – heaven knows, one could safely plan on a half century life span from this elixir – a higher harmony will be established in this audacious concentrate. I have to wonder about it’s future at the same time that I recognize it as a sort of natural wonder. - David Schildknecht, Dez. 2011

Mosel Fine Wines - 2010 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Beerenauslese, Willi Schaefer

The 2010er Graacher Domprobst Riesling Beerenauslese displays intensely fruit-driven notes of tropical fruits, mango, canned pineapple, and passion fruit, as all enhanced by some honey and almond, and a whiff of volatile acidity. The wine starts off on the sweet and ripe side on the palate with notes of honey and pineapple, before a powerful kick of acidity comes into play and gives structure to the finish. This aromatic BA-Eiswein styled Riesling is quite a treat. Now-2035. - Apr. 2020