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Max Ferd. Richter

A significant portion of Dr. Dirk Richter's roughly 10,000-case annual production goes to the U.S. , a fact that, along with his excellent reputation and diverse top-flight terroirs, should really have brought me here long ago. In fact, the Richter family has among the longest traditions of estate bottling on the Middle Mosel and from their early days were better known in export markets than at home. Richter's father is still in the vineyards daily at age 87, and Walter Hauth has run the cellar for 36 years. The style here is unabashedly old-fashioned, with wines matured in cask and slightly oxidative. Picking in 2003 was largely in late October and early November-"as usual," according to Richter. "Before that the grapes weren't ripe. And the acidity? Lack of acidity has never been a problem here-if anything, the opposite. My grandfather never harvested before All Saints Day, at the beginning of November. " (Langdon-Shiverick, Cleveland OH) Also recommended: 2003 Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Spatlese Halbtrocken, 2003 Riesling, 2003 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett, 2003 Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Spatlese, 2003 Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese, 2003 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese, 2003 Veldenzer Elisenberg Riesling Ausleseiii

From Germany 2003: Extreme Riesling (Jan 2005) by David Schildknecht

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2003 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese

Release Price: $30

Color: White

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