Weingart Riesling Trocken A P #16 Etwas Anders

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The 2007 Riesling trocken A.P. #16 “Etwas Anders” (“a bit different,” as it is titled on the estate’s price list and prominently labeled) reflects Weingart’s scrupulous commitment to vinous integrity. This lot, he explains, simply wouldn’t collaborate with the wine that became his A..P. 10, so he had to call off the blend and, impractically, offer two different generic estate Rieslings. As with the A.P. #10, this is full of juicy citrus and tropical fruits, and even at 12.5% alcohol and with a flattering glossiness of texture, this seems light-weight. Eight grams of residual sugar help to reinforce the fruit. Tangerine, fennel, ginger, cardamom, and hints of smoke and stone make for a delightfully invigorating, refreshing, as well as interesting finish. This should be delightful for at least 5-6 years. The dry Spatlesen from Adolf Weingart’s era were often lovely even after a decade, and these we harvested at lower must weights than inform the estate’s Q.b.A.s today.Florian Weingart’s reputation continues to mount, but he remains always the self-effacing and astute observer of wine, very much including his own. Given the amount of nobly sweet wine produced here in 2006 and the sometimes problematic quality of the botrytis that appeared this year, the estate essayed little in that genre this year, much of which moreover ended up as blending material.Importer: Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300