TN: 2012 J & HA Strub Niersteiner Brückchen Riesling Kabinett

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  • 2012 J & HA Strub Niersteiner Brückchen Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Rheinhessen (7/11/2020)
    Back in 1999 Terry Theise gave me a bottle of 1990 Strub Niersteiner Bruckchen Riesling Spatlese. That wine introduced me to one of the greatest value producers in Germany, but also to a really interesting vineyard, that stands stylistically apart from the more iron rich red slope sites nearby.

This particular bottle sits at a late apogee of the monster Kabinett era, and as such was a fine match for a spicy Thai curry. Rich peach fruit dressed with salted lime juice dominates until a chalky minerality and bracing acidity come in the finish. It’s luscious and yummy, but be prepared for something that drinks like a ripe, sweet Spätlese. Based on this showing I have no concern for keeping other bottles for years to come.

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And a vineyard that rarely appears on a label. Weinlagen

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Thanks.

Yeah, it makes such lovely wine. I wonder why it so rarely shows up on its own.