Weingut Max Ferd. Richter - Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese 1981 (750ml) Nascetta The clean focused fruit reminds

The clean focused fruit reminds me of walking past a blackberry briar at the peak of maturity

almost broodingly backward

Beauséjour-Ducot or even Beauséjour-Dufau-Lagarosse (all 1er Grand Cru Classé “B”)

violet hues

Harvest: Hand-harvested at maturity

Weingut Max Ferd. Richter - Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese 1981 (750ml) Nascetta The clean focused fruit remindsWinemakers Notes Per aspera ad astra (A rough road leads to the stars) Perhaps nowhere else than in the exceptionally challenging vineyards around the town of Erden is that old saying more justified. The vineyards here cling close to steep, rockyslopes that are only accessible by narrow stairs (Treppchen) carved into the hillside, but the hard work of tending to these vines is well rewarded. The ferruginous, red slate stone terroir produces racy wines