Leonard Kreusch – Riesling – Kabinett – 1983

Graach – Josephshöfer

Fairly classic German Riesling from the village of Graach on the Mosel River in the Rhineland, just east of Luxembourg. The vineyards in Graach sit on a steep slate hill above the town. Two vineyard sites there have been classified as Erste Lage (first-class sites), one of which is the Josephshöfer.

Kabinett implies the wine is made in a light, delicate, off-dry to semi-sweet style.

The bouquet is a delightful blend of peaches and cream (absolutely typical for the vineyard, apparently) and aged-Riesling petroliferous notes. Instantly pleasurable. With air, the petrol grows somewhat and the wine gets more buttery, the fruit a little heavier. Not a complex wine, perhaps, but a lovely, well-aged drink.