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The Wittmann family's estate not only has a Mediterranean-style courtyard adorned with art, but also possesses a treasure chest of wines from the past.The oldest bottles date back to 1921, and there are still stocks of the exceptional 1934 and 1937 vintages.Gunter Wittmann, who spends most of his time in the vineyard, leaving the cellar to son Philipp, has long shown enthusiasm for organic viticultural practices and began implementing those concepts here in 1990, long before it became fashionable.The 1999 vintage catapulted this estate to the forefront in Rheinhessen and was followed shortly thereafter by the excellent 2001s.Although the dry 2004 rieslings may not quite have the depth of that vintage, the spatleses, ausleses and trockenbeerenauslese are some of the finest produced in the vintage.For the record, I gave 10 of the 16 wines I tasted here 90 points or more.(Terry Theise) Also recommended: 2004 Riesling Trocken (86), 2004 Westhofener Aulerde Riesling Grosses Gewachs (89), 2004 Chardonnay "S" (90), 2004 Weisser Burgunder "S" (91), 2004 Albalonga Beerenauslese (92).

From Germany '04: A Classic Spatlese Vintage (Jan 2006) by Joel B. Payne

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2004 Westhofener Morstein Riesling Spatlese

Release Price: $43

Color: White

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