2001 Riesling Rauenthaler Nonnenberg

Bernhardx000D Breuer began harvesting in the second week of October, but the pace wasx000D leisurely thanks to continued good weather and green foliage.x000D Breuer prefers the high extract and the acidx000D retention of 2001 to that of 2000, but while he scored several very finex000D bottlings this year, I like last year collection at least as much.x000D Of course, there are few places outsidex000D Rudesheim where such a comparison with 2000 would be thinkable.x000D "Certainly the best 2000s will showx000D much better earlier," Breuer noted. x000D Most of his 2001s had very recently been bottled when I tasted, whichx000D might account for some constriction and astringency, particularly in certain ofx000D the dry wines. Another possiblex000D explanation is the up to 18 hours of skin contact these 2001s received, halfx000D again as long as in 2000. (Classicalx000D Wines, Seattle, WA)Also recommended: 2001 Rieslingx000D Rauenthal Estate, 2001 Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling, 2001 Rudesheimerx000D Berg Roseneck Riesling.