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Alex is a master at BA/TBA, as a handful of 99/100 point scores in recent years attest to. This Altärchen Eiswein, picked on the 12th of December and labelled that way 12.12.21, is the first that he has made in almost a decade, and it exudes nectar of the gods class, as it is soooo crystalline, pure, and delicious…..Production amounts are minuscule, good things coming in small packages……for fans of the style, you’ve been told! A little * awarded here
“The 22.12.21 Trittenheimer Altärchen Riesling Eiswein, as it is referred to on the central part of the label (the reference to the vintage is is left for the side of the label), was made with frozen fruit picked at 135° Oechsle at -8.5°C on December 22 and was fermented down to noble-sweet levels of residual sugar. It has a superbly aromatic and attractive nose of jasmine, lime tree, prune, tangerine, apricot, green apple, and William’s pear. The wine is still on the sweet side and proves very aromatic on the intense and energetic palate. The finish proves very delicate and still quite sweet, yet there is already freshness as zesty elements come through. Delicately ripe and aromatic notes of apricot, grapefruit, and candied pear give a sensual side to the very long and chiseled finish. This is a great Eiswein. 2028-2046+” 96 MFW