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St. Gabriel Riesling Auslese
2002 Riesling Auslese
#63 Top 100 BEST BUY of 2004 Wine Enthusiast Magazine 12/31/04
2006 Riesling Auslese
Gold Medal Grand Harvest Awards 2007

“Auslese” simply means “Select Picking.” Auslese wines can be bone dry to very sweet. This Riesling Auslese is what the Germans like to call fruity or slightly sweet. Selected very ripe grapes are harvested, resulting in a wine that is intensely flavored with notes of green apples, peaches, pears, and honey. The mouth-feel is rich and intense with notes of minerality.
Pairs well with salads, chicken, spicy dishes or fruit.
Riesling
The grapes are from the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region of Germany. The steep south facing slopes and stony slate soils are ideal growing conditions for Riesling. Due to the steep slopes the vines are trained up 8 foot high wooden stakes and are harvested by hand.