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2005 Josef Leitz Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Spatlese Trocken Alte Reben
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2005 Josef Leitz Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Spatlese Trocken Alte Reben

Producer: Josef Leitz
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Riesling
Origin: Germany
Region: Rheingau

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93 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2007

($45) Pale greenish yellow. Sumptuous aromas of passion fruit, brioche and smoked meat.Rich, dense, compact apricot fruit complemented by delicious minerality. A broad-shouldered, distinguished wine of enormous weight and depth, not to mention length on the aftertaste. One of the three or four finest dry rieslings of the vintage.

91 Points | Wine Spectator

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German vintners and Germany's wine law have often been their own worst enemies, and consumers understandably bemoan the unintelligibility of the labels as well as the mediocre quality of so many commercial-grade wines. It is a shame if this situation acts as a barrier to appreciating some of the world's most distinctive and versatile wines.
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The Riesling grape may scare away some wine novices. In Germany, where the grape reaches its finest expression, labels hew to a rigid, abstruse set of classifications, leaving newcomers with little idea what they may be looking at. Furthermore, many wine drinkers' early experiences with sweet wines from Germany (think Blue Nun), have not been especially rewarding. We say that it's your loss if you continue to fear the...
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