Reuscher-Haart

Reuscher-Haart, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Riesling Spätlese, 2006

torsten — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:06:18 +0000

Reuscher-Haart, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Riesling Spätlese, 2006

Of all the longer and shorter wine tours and winery visits I have undertaken the 2008 trip to the Mosel is the one I have the fondest memories of. Not only was it part of a longer holiday and involved the full Wine Rambler committee, I also had the chance to meet some of my favourite winemakers and cycle along the fantastic Mosel cycle paths. And it was asparagus season - easy access to white asparagus is probably where London is weakest on the food supply front.

Among the wineries we visited was Reuscher-Haart, one of several branches of the Haart family living in the famous wine village Piesport. The last wine left from that visit is (or was) this 2006 late harvest Riesling.

torsten Tuesday, 27/12/2011

Reuscher-Haart, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Spätlese, 2007

torsten — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:42:01 +0000

Reuscher-Haart, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Spätlese, 2007

Looks quite fizzy, lots of small bubbles, greenish colour. Fresh in the nose. Everything about this wine is very fruity at first, almost like an exotic fruit explosion. Also, it seemed to me somewhat unbalanced at first, going through various stages in a short time, sometimes emphasizing fresh lemony acidity, a little mineral, then suddenly grapefruit.

However, after two hours or so, everything settles down, the mineral gets stronger, the rest of the flavours order themselves around it and a nice and orderly German fashion.

Still very young, but quite nice after two+ hours with air. Especially for the price!

torsten Sunday, 10/08/2008

Reuscher-Haart, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Riesling Spätlese trocken, 2007

torsten — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:05:01 +0000

Reuscher-Haart, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Riesling Spätlese trocken, 2007

If to me some of the recent 2006 wines were like an acid handgranade, this Riesling here is the 80mm shell. Dry, edgy, green apple with a hint of nut. And a clearly defined core of steely acidity with just enough fruit flavours decorated around it to give you a proper punch.

torsten Friday, 08/08/2008