Willi Schaefer, Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese Vintage:2005 violet candy and smoky minerals

violet candy and smoky minerals show excellent clarity and spicy lift

cherry and lilac

600 cases imported

the slightly warmer 2015 had more of these herbal aromas than the 2016

This needs to develop more depth but it should have no trouble accomplishing that if it is allowed at least 5 to 7 years of bottle age

Willi Schaefer, Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese Vintage:2005 violet candy and smoky mineralsThe auction destined 2005 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese A. P. #2 offers a nose of over ripe melon, brown spices, apple jelly. Oily in texture and tinged with the spice and honey of botrytis on the palate, this then finishes with a shocking brightness and vivacity of citrus infiltrating a finish of quince preserves, apple jelly and jellied red currant. While it may not exhibit the layering or the elegance and delicacy of several of the best wines