Prinz, Hallgartener Jungfer, Goldkapsel, Riesling Auslese 1998 (375ml) Cider very top shoulder or better

very top shoulder or better

Nicole Lamarche was prompted to bottle it separately having found out about the exchange in Allen Meadows' "Pearl of the Côte" tome and it represents just two barrels

Glass-staining purple

just a hint of vanillin oak and a potpourri of gentle meunier floral scents in the upper register

The fruit was super clean and quite ripe so there was no need for chaptalization

Prinz, Hallgartener Jungfer, Goldkapsel, Riesling Auslese 1998 (375ml) Cider very top shoulder or betterFred Prinz is perhaps Germany's greatest 'garage' winemaker. Initially he made a name for himself as a top winemaker in Rheingau while working at the region's largest estate, Kloster Eberbach. The wine drinking world is supremely lucky that Mr. Prinz is now devoting his time and considerable talents to making unbelievably good wines under the Prinz label. This is from one of Prinz's most prized sites, Jungfer, and it shows admirable intensity and real