2010 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese Geltz Zilliken, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2010 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese, Geltz Zilliken

“Now we come to a wine representative of the world that is this vintage,” says a grinning Hanno Zilliken by way of introducing his 2010 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese A.P. #6 and he means that not just in terms of style but in the statistical sense that it’s to wine of this sort that most of the fruit picked in this vintage was channeled. Crystallized ginger, cinnamon candy, candied lime rind, and white truffle strikingly accent the honeydew and Persian melon that generously scent and lusciously saturate the satin-textured, subtly-oily palate of this expansive, opulent botrytized, and prodigiously-lingering elixir. Deep, rich nut oils but at the same time a tingling, invigorating lemon and orange citricity enhance the finish, even if this Auslese lacks quite the lift, transparency, or nuanced differentiation discernable in the A.P. #8 Spatlese. And given 12.7 grams of acidity as well as seemingly palpably extreme dry extract, I am willing to concede not only that this could be hiding as much as it’s showing, but that it might need years to really show what it’s got. I don’t doubt it will remain active for four decades. - David Schildknecht, Dez. 2011

Mosel Fine Wines - 2010 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese, Geltz Zilliken

The 2010er Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese AP 6 delivers a magnificently fresh and complex nose made of smoke, dried and minty herbs, plum, cassis, and some floral nuances. Exotic fruits, creamy herbs, and sweetness are wrapped into an intense and quite dense structure. This gives the wine a great sense of richness. A searing touch of Eiswein-like acidity then quickly cleanses the palate and brings the fresh and zesty side of the wine to the forefront. This deep, forceful, and concentrated yet fresh Auslese LGK-styled wine is quite a treat. Now-2035. - Apr. 2020