Global warming perhaps

but it is the wine’s silkiness that elevates it into the realm of the truly sublime

Bright red and purplish-hued fruits

There is excellent volume to the detailed and more mineral-inflected flavors that

mushrooms and forest floor with wafts of violet

Robert Weil, Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Auslese Vintage:2018 Global warming perhapsIs this better than the Turmberg Auslese because it is even more luscious and opulent? Because butterscotch and caramel add another sweet dimension to the sugars of the fruit? It is not better, it is different. Just as the palate is ready to succumb to the sweet embrace of tropical exuberance, a sprinkling of ginger gives the taste buds the kiss of life. (MS)