Rausch Riesling Spätlese 2020 – from Weingut Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken

The Zilliken Rausch Riesling Spätlese 2020 is a fruit-sweet, graceful Riesling from the VDP.GROSSE LAGE, the Saarburger Rausch. The finely fruity, juicy and animating Saar-Riesling from Weingut Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken appears slender and elegant, full of minerality, with restrained fruit. It captivates with smoky slate in combination with vineyard peach, dried apricot, and candied mandarins. This year, in which no Auslese was bottled, the Spätlese again displays a unique, impressive balance. On the palate, it is pleasantly sweet and juicy, incredibly dense, with rich peach and exotic fruit aromas again. The long finish surprises with astonishing, minty freshness.

Rausch Riesling Spätlese 2020 – a wine and its values

• 7.5% Alcohol
• 77.4g/l Residual Sugar
• 7.6g/l Acidity
• 92+ points Mosel Fine Wines

The long finish reveals the concentration of the Zilliken Riesling Spätlese and the potential this Spätlese will still unleash on its long journey. With a moderate alcohol content of 7.5% and its dense aromas, the Zilliken Rausch Riesling Spätlese is a good companion for aromatic, creamy dishes, such as blue cheese or braised game dishes in rich sauces. Even though this wine is captivating when young, it only shows its full potential after 7-12 years of bottle aging. Try it out; we also have aged Riesling Spätlesen from Weingut Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken in stock.

By the way, our warehouse is cooled in summer and heated in winter by a geothermal heat pump powered by a photovoltaic system, allowing the wine to mature optimally.

2020 – the vintage year on the Saar

The winter of 2019/2020 brought sufficient rainfall to replenish the water reserves in the soil. In the sunny spring, the vines suffered neither from late frosts nor hail damage. The good soil work and greening of the soil, which promotes a lively humus layer, paid off in the hot summer. The soil provided the vines with enough moisture so that they could absorb nutrients and form acidity. Thus, the harvest could begin on September 21, 2020, earlier than ever before, and thanks to the long-standing picking team, who are very familiar with the vineyards, ripe, healthy grapes were brought in. After gentle pressing, the fermentation of the Riesling grapes in the old, well-maintained Fuder barrels proceeded flawlessly. The young 2020 vintage shows itself to be accessible and animating in the estate wine area. The village wines are finessed and clearly show their differences. Wines from the Grand Cru sites have excellent aging potential, are precise, elegant, and profound, and possess the typical lightness of the Saar.