and the CO2 produced cannot escape

with a long finish and recurring yeasty / herbal notes

Am Gaumen wirkt der Wein herrlich verspielt und straff gewirkt

and passion fruit

This results in a Saar Riesling that is surprisingly dense and aromatic for the cool 2021 vintage:

Le Gallais Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese 2018 Weingut Würtzberg and the CO2 produced cannotLe Gallais Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese 2018 is something of a wolf in sheep's clothing, a Gold Capsule Auslese for the shrewd! 2018 was certainly an exceptionally hot year on the Saar, one we've perhaps only seen in 2003, 1976, and 1959. Practically all the grapes ripened fully, and it was quite an art to harvest them at the perfect moment to preserve acidity and, despite the warm year, produce wines with tension. The sheer abundance of beautifully