Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken, Saarburger Rausch Riesling TBA Size:12x375ml California raisin and dried flower

California raisin and dried flower emerging

power and finesse

This isn’t a big wine but the superb detail and unmatched precision are stunning but be aware that it will be a wine for the patient as this is very understated at present and will very definitely require at least a decade of cellar time to really open up

Tasted in Wiesbaden in August 2019

Enticing apricot and white peach notes intermingle with white chocolate and lemongrass

Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken, Saarburger Rausch Riesling TBA Size:12x375ml California raisin and dried flowerThe "regular" 2018 Rausch Trockenbeerenauslese (AP 2) is slightly volatile and enormously concentrated, dominated by tart, green citrus and crushed stone notes. Enormously rich and sweet on the palate, with very fine raisin flavors that fill the whole aftertaste, this is a terribly precise and sharp TBA that lifts even 340 grams per liter of residual sugar into wuthering heights thanks to 12 grams per liter of acidity. This is a baby and will become