Willi Schaefer 2019 Willi Schaefer Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese

PRE-ARRIVAL: Due April 2021

"A delightful and finely aromatic nose of pear, tangerine, lime, herbs, yellow peach, red apple, dried apricot and smoke. Develops the fruity creaminess of an auslese, certainly by the estate’s standards, on the delicately honeyed and juicy palate, but delivers this with telltale lightness and juiciness in the superbly elegant, creamy and long finish. Will need a good decade to enter its drinking window and reveal its stunning nuances, but patience will be rewarded!" 95pts Mosel Fine Wines
 
"A beautiful aromatic constellation of pear, orange, vanilla bean, fruit blossoms, slate and a top note of bee pollen. On the palate the wine is fullish, complex, vibrant and seamlessly balanced, with a lovely core, fine slate undertow, a lovely girdle of acidity and excellent focus and grip on the very long, very pure and dancing finish. Another truly stunning spätlese!" 95pts John Gilman, A View From The Cellar
 
Opens with a perfectly ripe, intense, tropical yet refined, elegant and slatey bouquet with floral notes on the refined, typical nose. The palate is lush, round and voluptuous yet also very delicate and elegant, with lots of charm and substance. The finish is serious, expressive and structured for a long run. Already drinks dangerously well yet can be aged up to 30 years easily. 7.5% alcohol." 93pts Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate