2001 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese ***

To call "auspicious" thex000D debut of Hans-Leo Christoffel collaboration with Robert Eymael's Monchhofx000D (which now farms Christoffel vineyards) would be a ludicrousx000D understatement. Seldom if ever have Ix000D tasted so many profoundly expressive and utterly delightful rieslings from ax000D single vintage at one address. To sayx000D that these 2001s will be worth the proverbial search of the marketplace wouldx000D be a similar understatement. The cropx000D was one-third smaller than normal, and there was but a single wine still forx000D sale at the cellar door when I visited in mid-August. x000D (Terry Theise)Also recommended: 2001 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslesex000D Trocken (1 star).

To call "auspicious" thex000D debut of Hans-Leo Christoffel collaboration with Robert Eymael's Monchhofx000D (which now farms Christoffel vineyards) would be a ludicrousx000D understatement. Seldom if ever have Ix000D tasted so many profoundly expressive and utterly delightful rieslings from ax000D single vintage at one address. To sayx000D that these 2001s will be worth the proverbial search of the marketplace wouldx000D be a similar understatement. The cropx000D was one-third smaller than normal, and there was but a single wine still forx000D sale at the cellar door when I visited in mid-August. x000D (Terry Theise)Also recommended: 2001 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslesex000D Trocken (1 star).

To call "auspicious" thex000D debut of Hans-Leo Christoffel collaboration with Robert Eymael's Monchhofx000D (which now farms Christoffel vineyards) would be a ludicrousx000D understatement. Seldom if ever have Ix000D tasted so many profoundly expressive and utterly delightful rieslings from ax000D single vintage at one address. To sayx000D that these 2001s will be worth the proverbial search of the marketplace wouldx000D be a similar understatement. The cropx000D was one-third smaller than normal, and there was but a single wine still forx000D sale at the cellar door when I visited in mid-August. x000D (Terry Theise)Also recommended: 2001 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslesex000D Trocken (1 star).

To call "auspicious" thex000D debut of Hans-Leo Christoffel collaboration with Robert Eymael's Monchhofx000D (which now farms Christoffel vineyards) would be a ludicrousx000D understatement. Seldom if ever have Ix000D tasted so many profoundly expressive and utterly delightful rieslings from ax000D single vintage at one address. To sayx000D that these 2001s will be worth the proverbial search of the marketplace wouldx000D be a similar understatement. The cropx000D was one-third smaller than normal, and there was but a single wine still forx000D sale at the cellar door when I visited in mid-August. x000D (Terry Theise)Also recommended: 2001 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslesex000D Trocken (1 star).

To call "auspicious" thex000D debut of Hans-Leo Christoffel collaboration with Robert Eymael's Monchhofx000D (which now farms Christoffel vineyards) would be a ludicrousx000D understatement. Seldom if ever have Ix000D tasted so many profoundly expressive and utterly delightful rieslings from ax000D single vintage at one address. To sayx000D that these 2001s will be worth the proverbial search of the marketplace wouldx000D be a similar understatement. The cropx000D was one-third smaller than normal, and there was but a single wine still forx000D sale at the cellar door when I visited in mid-August. x000D (Terry Theise)Also recommended: 2001 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslesex000D Trocken (1 star).