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Gunderloch

In a 2003-typical scenario, the harvest at Gunderloch began in late August with fruit at a level of ripeness legally sufficient for Auslese. But the harvest did not begin in earnest until early October, by which point sugar levels had climbed considerably further. A Beerenauslese and two lots of TBA, potentially destined for separate bottling, were too incompletely fermented to be assessed properly at the time of my visit. Fritz Hasselbach prides himself on his work with the soil, which has more than once spared his vines extreme drought stress, and which he believes was critical to his success in 2003. "Our vines were green all the way through to November," he relates, brandishing a photograph as vivid evidence of the contrast with the yellow, partially denuded vines of most of his neighbors' vines on this famous riverside "red slope. " The typical riesling here this year arrived at the press house with a little under eight grams per liter of acid but the finished wines ended up slightly over eight, a phenomenon Hasselbach claims is unique in the annals of the estate. A high percentage of production here, incidentally, is now being bottled with Stelvin screwcaps, including one-third of the Auslese. Ironically, it was not until we reached that Pradikat level in this year's tasting that I was offered a bottle with natural cork-and it was horrendously corked! (Rudi Wiest) Also recommended: 2003 Riesling Auslese iii , 2003 Nackenheimer Rotenberg Riesling Auslese.

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

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2003 Riesling Kabinett Jean Baptiste

Release Price: $20

Color: White

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