Wegeler, Geisenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Beerenauslese, Rheingau

Dee Vine Wine's pop-up tasting @ Morris restaurant. 2005 was an exceptional vintage in Germany for dessert style wines, combining the luscious fruit of 2003 with the minerality and structure of 2004, and it's quite noticeable here. The first impression is lush, honeyed sweetness—think acacia honey, apricot jam, and ripe peach—immediately balanced by judt enough of mouth-watering acidity that keeps it from ever feeling heavy. There’s a silky, almost nectar-like texture, coating your palate in slow, luxurious waves. As it …

Autumn Dee Vine Wines Pop Up Tasting (The Morris, San Francisco) : Half bottle. Golden amber color. Very sweet, rich, concentrated fig fruit with good acidity but too tropical and dull for my taste.

Lovely fresh nose with hint of petrol; concentrated, apricot, a little monolithic now; long finish 91+ pts.