2016 Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese Versteigerung Le Gallais - Egon Müller, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2016 Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese Versteigerung, Le Gallais - Egon Müller

The 2016 Wiltinger Braune Kupp Auslese (Versteigerung) opens with a noble yet very delicate botrytis, raisin and grapefruit aroma on the nose (botrytis settled at the end of October). Round and lush on the palate, this is a lush, incredibly sexy Auslese with generous but precise fruit and a terribly complex and persistent finish. Gosh, this is gorgeous, highly stimulating and piquant. No chance to spit! In fact, I had to swallow the whole glass during what will remain a once-in-a-lifetime experience, since just one fuder was produced and 60 bottles were auctioned in Trier in September 2017 for about 350 euros. That means the other 500 bottles won’t sell for less. Tasted March 2018. - Stephan Reinhardt, Apr. 2018

Mosel Fine Wines - 2016 Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese Versteigerung, Le Gallais - Egon Müller

This Auslese made from a selection of botrytized fruit made early in the harvest proves quite closed at first and only gradually develops its beautifully complex nose of pear, apricot, mango, bergamot, whipped cream and smoky slate, all wrapped into a touch of volatile acidity at this early stage. The wine proves beautifully creamy and refined as pear, honey and passion fruit drive the juicy and delicately exotic flavors on the palate. It leaves a gorgeously creamy feel in the long and delicately zesty finish. This lives from complexity and multi-layered finesse with almost BA-styled presence. What a gorgeous noble sweet wine in the making! 2031-2056. - Aug. 2017