Georg Breuer Estate 2008 Rheingau:Rudesheim Riesling Trauben

We bought this Georg Breuer Riesling 2008 Rheingau : Rudesheim  when we toured the area in 2010, we had stayed in Rudesheim for a night and the next morning we made our way to their tasting room in the town. In the courtyard at the side/back of the shop they have a sample of the stone and soil make up in the vineyards, these were taken when drilling was done in the region for a planned train route through the region. The 4 drilling cores are cleverly displayed also in their tasting room in the vaulted cellar have a vine removed including alot of the roots, both are shown here.
This wine had grapes that came from the Rheingau area in Germany and this wine is part of their 'Village' series and the Artist Michael Wolf designed the labels.
On opening the wine the other day, savoury aromas including stoney minerality hovers alongside gooseberry and a little green apple. The savoury minerality continues onto the palate with a cheesy tinge ( pleasant), the slate stoniness has a rounded quality and the expressive apple gooseberry flavours are complimented by the searing acidity, the body was fuller than expected and the alcohol felt well integrated (12%). The finish was long - ending with pithy citric spikes and then minerality was the tapering end. This was a well made wine from great terroir, the minerality was memorable, the acidity will ensure its longevity as this wine has still got some way to go - I look forward to trying it again in a few years!
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