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Willi Schaefer

Willi Schaefer credits deeply rooted old vines for his 2003 successes, although neither this nor his viticultural wisdom and his son Christoph's diligence and enthusiasm can explain the superiority of the present collection to its two immediate predecessors. Schaefer cautions that different parcels and pickings this year showed widely varying personalities-hence the proliferation of bottlings-and that a correspondingly wide range of expressiveness has characterized the young wines. So some of those I have listed as "also recommended" might well emerge in time as additional stars. Asked whether his son's presence might tempt Schaefer, whose tiny allocations are a source of pain for long-time customers worldwide, to acquire additional acreage, he replied "that's unlikely, because I need to remain on intimate terms with each parcel and cask and still have fun. " (Terry Theise) Also recommended: 2003 Riesling Trocken, 2003 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese Feinherb, 2003 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett A. P. #2, 2003 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese A. P. #11, 2003 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese, 2003 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese A. P. #12, 2003 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese A. P. #18, 2003 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Beerenauslese.

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

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2003 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett

Release Price: $23

Color: White

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