Join me in the shop on Saturday17th June for a tasting of our 2015 German ‘Auction’ Rieslings. Combining the word ‘auction’ with the year ‘2015’ will have any Riesling enthusiast trembling with anticipatory excitement. Let me explain why…
Auction Rieslings
If you imagine that the German system first follows the Burgundy one — multiple owners in each vineyard, and each vineyard bottled separately, the Germans simply add one layer: the wine style: fine delicate kabinett, fresh tangy spatlese, luscious rounded auslese, complex and intense beerenauslese, and essency TBA. Within the selections that are made for each level, top growers make one further separation: the very best, most interesting and complex musts are reserved to make auction wine .
These micro production wines (sometimes only a few bottles for the world) are sold each September at auction in Germany. We are big fans. We taste all of the wines, make our selection, and do our best to bring a few bottles of these rarities back to Hong Kong to share.
The 2015 Vintage
Tasting in Germany last September, I felt the 2015 vintage was the very best I have tasted since the landmark 2001 vintage. The fruit side to these is unquestioningly generous, ripe, luscious, yet a balanced growing season has meant that the hallmark refreshing acidity is simply wonderful, contributing harmoniously to the fruit to deliver clean, precise, very well defined wines.
Auction Rieslings from 2015 is today’s tasting…
With an extra 9 months in bottle since I last tasted them in Germany, I’m excited to be able to revisit these and share the experience with you. The first two examples – Christmann and Donnhoff, we bought from the Nahe auction, and they are made in the top tier dry style (Grosses Gewächs). The remaining 6 Mosel wines and 1 Nahe are made in the traditional fruity style ranging from kabinett up to auslese goldkap.
Come see for yourself what the fuss is about.
Vintage | Wine | Bottle size | Score |
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2015 | Christmann - Olberg Kapelle Grosses Gewächs Auktion | 750 | -- |
2015 | Weingut Donnhoff - Oberhauser Brucke Grosses Gewächs Auktion | 750 | -- |
2015 | Weingut Peter Lauer - Ayler Kupp Kabinett Auktion | 750 | -- |
2015 | Carl von Schubert Weingut - Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg Kabinett Auktion | 750 | -- |
2015 | Weingut Joh. Bapt. Schafer - Burg Layer Schlossberg Spatlese Auktion | 750 | -- |
2015 | Weingut Zilliken - Saarburger Rausch Spätlese Auktion | 750 | -- |
2015 | Weingut Joh. Jos. Prum - Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Auktion | 750 | -- |
2015 | Weingut Le Gallais (Egon Muller) - Braune Kupp Auslese Auktion | 750 | -- |
2015 | Weingut Willi Schaefer - Graacher Domprobst Auslese Goldkapsel Auktion | 375 | -- |
Vintage | Wine | Bottle Size | Unit of sale | Qty of unit | Qty of btl | Btl price (HKD) | Score | Location | |
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2015 | Weingut Donnhoff - Oberhauser Brucke Grosses Gewachs Auktion | 750 | Bottle | 37 | 37 | 2,400 | - | HK | |
2015 | Weingut Zilliken - Saarburger Rausch Spatlese Auktion | 1500 | Bottle | 1 | 1 | 2,000 | - | HK | |
2015 | Weingut Joh. Jos. Prum - Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Auktion | 750 | Bottle | 13 | 13 | 2,000 | WA94+ | HK | |
2015 | Weingut Joh. Jos. Prum - Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Auktion | 375 | Bottle | 12 | 12 | 1,000 | WA94+ | HK |
2015 Weingut Donnhoff - Oberhauser Brucke Grosses Gewachs Auktion
750 ml
Bottle
HK
HKD 2,400 / BTL
37 case available
Bottle size
750
Qty of unit
37
Qty of btl
37
Btl price (HKD)
2,400
Score
-
Location
HK
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2015 Weingut Zilliken - Saarburger Rausch Spatlese Auktion
1500 ml
Bottle
HK
HKD 2,000 / BTL
1 case available
Bottle size
1500
Qty of unit
1
Qty of btl
1
Btl price (HKD)
2,000
Score
-
Location
HK
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2015 Weingut Joh. Jos. Prum - Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Auktion
750 ml
Bottle
HK
HKD 2,000 / BTL
13 case available
Bottle size
750
Qty of unit
13
Qty of btl
13
Btl price (HKD)
2,000
Score
WA94+
Location
HK
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2015 Weingut Joh. Jos. Prum - Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Auktion
375 ml
Bottle
HK
HKD 1,000 / BTL
12 case available
Bottle size
375
Qty of unit
12
Qty of btl
12
Btl price (HKD)
1,000
Score
WA94+
Location
HK
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