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2009 von Hovel Oberemmeler Hutte Riesling Spatlese
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2009 von Hovel Oberemmeler Hutte Riesling Spatlese

Producer: von Hovel
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Riesling
Origin: Germany
Region: Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2011

($30) Pale golden yellow. Delicate aromas of pear, honeysuckle and sweet spices. Ripe papaya fruit displays a refined texture and is complicated by elegant minerality. Well-balanced but also animated on the lingering finish

92 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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