Product Overview
The 2015 St. Urbans-Hof Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Auslese is made from carefully selected botrytized grapes harvested during several passes through the famed Goldtropfchen vineyard in Piesport. The nose reveals honeyed, slightly nutty aromas. Yet despite its opulence, this Riesling is steadfast in its racy elegance. Tangy fruit aromas dance out of the glass, and each sip reinforces flavors of stewed apple, Granny Smiths, and ripe apricot. An Auslese of this quality is capable of long cellaring without compromising its fresh and youthful glow.
95 Points - Wine Spectator
"Complex, refined and well-focused, this offers good snap to the rich flavors of fresh-cut peach, apple pastry and ripe pear. Very minerally midpalate, featuring a plump finish that lingers with plenty of honeyed notes. Drink now through 2030. 60 cases made." -KM, 12/31/16
92 Points - Vinous Media
"Pungent scents of candied grapefruit and lemon peel, tinged with cassis syrup and peppermint, pave the way for a decidedly sweet but subtly piquant palate presence that combines glycerol-rich and honey-slicked opulence with lift. There is just enough fresh citricity to the long-lasting finish to keep this elixir’s syrupy side from turning cloying." -DS, Jun/2017
95 Points - Wine Spectator
"Complex, refined and well-focused, this offers good snap to the rich flavors of fresh-cut peach, apple pastry and ripe pear. Very minerally midpalate, featuring a plump finish that lingers with plenty of honeyed notes. Drink now through 2030. 60 cases made." -KM, 12/31/16
92 Points - Vinous Media
"Pungent scents of candied grapefruit and lemon peel, tinged with cassis syrup and peppermint, pave the way for a decidedly sweet but subtly piquant palate presence that combines glycerol-rich and honey-slicked opulence with lift. There is just enough fresh citricity to the long-lasting finish to keep this elixir’s syrupy side from turning cloying." -DS, Jun/2017
