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2007 Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling trocken 750ml

This powerful wine is grown on red slate soil (German: "Rotliegendes") from the volcanic era. The grapes are pressed from  vines that are more than 70 years old.These vines thus produce low yields, but at the same produce a dry Riesling wine that is rich and well balanced. The first aroma is of a juicy, yellow fruit in a playful symbiosis with the red-slate-minerality of the vineyard.  After a while, the fruity aromas change to impressions of ripe apricots and peaches, and the slate minerality turns toward a spicy nut flavor.  At the table, this wine is a fantastic companion to meats accompanied by a light, creamy sauce, but to other menus as well.