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"Rudesheim is nearly the driest place in all of Germany," says Johannes Leitz, "and we suffered from drought with some catastrophic heat damage, stress and shutdown during the '90s. Take 1997. Schlossberg was harvested the 15th of September, with 70 degrees [Oechsle], then again on the 15th of November at the same sugar level. I learned from that mistake, and beginning on July 1 of 2003 we removed foliage to cut down on water loss. Then on August 4th seven of us began cutting away 40% of the grapes. From our 15 hectares we harvested less wine than in 2002 with 10 hectares. " The real harvest began with an intensive mid-September picking for sweet wines; then Leitz slowed down for strategic selection through early November. The sheer intensity and weight of the wines in this collection render early assessment of some of them difficult. "When you read 'Trocken', with me it really is dry," says Leitz, who left very few grams of sugar behind on the way to 14% alcohol, and higher. And when it comes to nobly sweet wines, this year's collection culminates in an as yet nearly inscrutable (and, indeed, partly unfinished) array of TBAs. (Terry Theise) Also recommended: 2003 Rudesheimer Bischofsberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken (1 star), 2003 Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken Alte Reben A. P. #21, 2003 Rudesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Riesling Spatlese.

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

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2003 Riesling Dragonstone

Release Price: $13

Color: White

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