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Max Ferd Richter Mülheimer Sonnenlay Riesling Zeppelin 2016

Mosel Qualitätswein

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  • Top 50, Wines of Germany, 2017

This is a historic Riesling that tastes impeccably modern, fresh and vibrant. It’s from Dirk Richter’s Mosel estate and one of the finest vineyards in the region. Brilliant, bright apple, lemon, floral and slate notes – a beautifully balanced white.

This is a historic Riesling that tastes impeccably modern, fresh and vibrant. It’s from Dirk Richter’s Mosel estate and one of the finest vineyards in the region. Brilliant, bright apple, lemon, floral and slate notes – a beautifully balanced white.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Beautifully fresh, ripe, well balanced. Cleansing, lingering finish

Aroma

Classic passion fruit, lime, grapefruit and floral notes

Max Ferd Richter Mülheimer Sonnenlay Riesling Zeppelin 2016

More information

  • 10.5% ABV
  • 7.88 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2019

In the Zeppelin’s heyday of the 1920s and 30s, Mülheimer Sonnenlay Riesling was the wine most often poured on grand transatlantic flights. The prestigious southwest facing slopes that lend the wine its name are the largest holdings in the Max Ferd Richter estate. Sonnen means sunshine and Lay is old German for slate. This idyllic terroir gives the wine zesty apple and peach flavours and a concentrated mineral structure. The wines form part of Queen Elizabeth’s cellars and have been served at state occasions over the years. Hugh Johnson describes the weingut as “an extremely consistent producer of classic Mosel Rieslings”. This brilliant 2016 is a taut high wire act of beautiful, late ripened fruit and cleansing acidity. Fine and refreshing.

"So fresh and limey. A beautiful, fresh, off-dry wine that is so easy to drink – much recommended" Online Review
For the 2014 vintage
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