2018 Saarburg AUF DER RAUSCH Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Geltz Zilliken, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 Saarburg AUF DER RAUSCH Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Geltz Zilliken

From old, ungrafted vines in a particular plot within the greater Saarburger Rausch and aged on the lees for 15 months, the 2018 Auf der Rausch GG opens with a complex, refined, spicy and intense bouquet with flinty notes and ripe but precise fruit aromas. Full-bodied with no more than 11% alcohol (in 2018!), this is a lean, rich, refined and juicy Rausch with a crystalline, refined structure and persistent salinity and grip on the intense and promising finish. This is a serious and very distinctive Riesling and an impressive new entry to the portfolio from Hanno and Dorothee Zilliken. Tasted from AP 15-20 in April 2020. To be released in September this year. - Stephan Reinhardt, Aug. 2020

Mosel Fine Wines - 2018 Saarburg AUF DER RAUSCH Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Geltz Zilliken

The 2018er Saarburger Auf der Rausch Riesling Trocken GG comes from the Gewann “auf der Rausch” situated higher up in the front part of the Saarburger Rausch, and was fermented and aged in traditional Fuder for 18 months before being bottled. This new wine in the Zilliken portfolio is still remarkably reduced on the nose, which is marked by residual scents from its long spontaneous fermentation and some wet stone at first. These then give way to gorgeous scents of pear, cassis, gooseberry, and melon, all wrapped into subtle blanket of creaminess. The wine is incredibly intense on the palate, and yet only has 11% of alcohol! It leaves a stunningly pure and airy feel of grapefruit puree, melon, pear, and herbs in the long and hugely persistent finish. The after-taste is still quite firm at first but opens up after a few days. This stunning expression of dry Riesling mingles with the best in 2018! 2025-2033+. - Mai 2020