Gies-Duppel Riesling Trocken Buntsandstein

點擊次數(shù)：1519

Gies-Duppel’s 2009 Riesling trocken Buntsandstein evinces a slightly rubbery reductive note (perhaps accentuated by its having been sealed with screwcap, as are all Gies-Duppel whites), but as it takes on air lemon, lime, and orange offer a bright, zesty cast; while musky, decadent evocations of narcissus and lily add intrigue. The combination of pronounced salinity and acidity brings this substantial Riesling to a refreshing, rousing conclusion. I expect it will remain fresh for at least 4-5 years. Volker Gies – for more about whose vineyards and methods consult my coverage in issue 185 –continues to display impressive talent and is happily receiving increasing recognition inside Germany. Hopefully wider U.S. distribution of this estate’s wines will follow. Like other of the best 2009 vintage Rieslings from Gies’s corner of the southern Pfalz, his harbor highly efficacious acidity and high energy of a sort that can by no means be taken for granted – not even on the Mosel! – in this vintage (and indeed, is almost entirely absent in the Rieslings from further south in Alsace). I have been quite keen on Gies’s Pinot Blancs, but found them (as well as his Pinot Gris) – despite ample ripeness – marginally disappointing from 2009, a circumstance familiar from this vintage in neighboring Alsace.Importer: Tartaglione Fine Wines, San Francisco, CA; tel. (415) 216-3356