German Wine Frenzy

Had a bit of German wine recently in the build up to my last post for 31 days.

Had a very solid bottle of the 2006 Furst Weissburgunder "pur mineral." Rich as 2006's can be but with a good weightlessness on the palate and extremely pure citrus and stone fruits. Nice acidity balances out the rich, unctous palate. Very good but not great. I think I prefer this with more cut and less richness.

Opened up a glorious bottle of the 2001 Leitz Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck Spatlese. 2001 still remains my favorite vintage and I hope we will see another like it in our lifetimes. The acidity is so clingy and long with beautiful precise and focused mineral tang. Even on the little wines like this Spatlese the length is just amazing. There is filigreed citrus fruit along with beautiful elegant minerality, and a lightness and grace that is just classic Rheingau. Wonderful wine.

There was a peaking bottle of the 2004 Schonleber Monzinger Fruhlingsplatzchen Grosses Gewachs which was beautiful. Big nose of mineral, wet earth, citrus oil and many other nuances. Truly fractal. Always changing. 2004 was such a good vintage for GG wines due to the wonderful acids and tarty mineral edge. The palate was all chiseled with fresh fruit, crisp acidity and great finesse. This wine has shed some weight and now dances all over your palate. The inner mouth aromas are profound and the sense of place, freshness and purity is unparalleled. A citrus stone fruit stains your palate on the finish and slowly dissipates. A monument for Nahe GG. I have one more bottle left which i will not touch for 3-5 more years as I know more complexity will develop.