Karthauserhof, Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg Riesling Eiswein Nr 50 other_regions_italy (from Les Gamaires)

(from Les Gamaires)

Latricières just doesn’t get much better than this

52 ha parcel of 50+ year old vines located next to the famed Clos des Perrières)

seamlessly layering vibrant acidity and a fine

There is even better vibrancy to the nicely detailed and equally attractively textured medium weight flavors that also display a touch of grippiness on the bitter pit fruit-suffused finish

Karthauserhof, Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg Riesling Eiswein Nr 50 other_regions_italy (from Les Gamaires)A 2008 Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg Riesling Eiswein Nr. 50 (its identifying number prominently displayed on the label, but just for the record, this is A. P. #14) harbors a mere 6. 5% alcohol, and concomitantly sky high residual sugar. Scents of radish and turnip along with gooseberry and yellow plum in spirituous and jam form send shivers down my spine, but the impression here is so viscous and sweet that the acids never have a chance to get out