Saarburg Rausch Beerenauslese Fuder 4, Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken 2005

The 2005 Saarburger Rausch Riesling Beerenauslese A.P. #4, displays aromas of black tea, citrus, brown spices, white raisin, pear nectar, and quince jelly. The palate is buffeted by an almost frighteningly intense wave of tea and pit fruit concentrates but the wine’s striking textural thickness helps buffer the palate. An almost tannic residue of black tea and citrus rind notes persists to the end. It is too early to report in significant detail, but there is no question about this being a fifty year wine and a monument to its vintage.