One bottle of Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese long gold capsule
Produced by Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken
1983 vintage
Saarburg, Mosel/Germany
Original filling quantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: < 2 cm

This lot comprises one bottle of 1983 vintage Riesling Auslese long gold capsule produced by Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken from the Saarburger Rausch vineyard in the German wine region Mosel.

The gold capsule (“Goldkapsel”) signifies an Auslese – a late harvest wine – from grape material which (according to law) could have become a Beerenauslese, one category above the Auslese.

The Moselle valley and its tributary valleys of the Ruwer and Saar consistently produce some of the world’s most elegant and lively white wines. Here, Riesling thrives on the slate rocks of the partly ludicrously-steep slopes. Winegrowing in the Moselle valley has been left untouched by industrialization, an anachronism that has preserved an old, intact cultural landscape. Winegrowing follows some 200 kilometers of river, as it meanders and loops through the Hunsrueck massif, where top wines of weightless intensity are produced. They depend on a finely nervous, tension-filled balance of racemic acid and natural grape sweetness. Significant, spellbinding styles of Riesling like Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Goldkapsel, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese, whose concentration and sweetness levels are formed by different botrytis selections, are also cultivated in the region.

The fill level is excellent (< 2 cm). The label is slightly soiled; the capsule is in perfect condition

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