Riesling Mülheimer Sonnenlay, Zeppelin Label
2018
Situated in the heart of the Mosel's finest vineyards, the Max Ferdinand Richter estate has been in the family for over 300 years. The family owns 48 acres of priceless vines on the magnificent stretch of the river between Erden and Brauenberg including all the best sites: Graacher Himmelreich, Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Brauenberger Juffer and Richter's monopole Veldenzer Eilsenberg. This is quite literally an embarrassment of riches. Richter's vines are sustainably farmed; all grapes are...
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“Zeppelin-Riesling” is produced from estate grown and contracted fruit, the latter by our fellow wine growers from Mülheim. It comes in the 1920 art deco artist label designed by Bauhaus artist Hans Schlösser and commemorates the fact that the Mülheimer Sonnenlay was proudly served on board the luxurious airships “Graf Zeppelin” and “Hindenburg”.
Smells apple, citrus and slate stone. Clean pure structure; mineral texture with rich mouth-filling flavours of orchard fruits and juicy layers. Shows a well zesty and spicy refreshing style. Well-balanced structure, animating. The elegant fruit structure finishes with great length.
Already bottled in 2014 (hence the AP ending with 14), this little textbook of a summer wine delivers attractively and immediate clean scents of white peach and citrusy fruits. The wine is playful, clean and lean on the palate and leaves a crisp mouth-watering feel in the medium-long finish. This is a great success in this rather challenging vintage for Estate wines!
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