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AJ Adam, Dhroner Goldtröpfchen Riesling Grosses Gewächs, 2009 (Old signs of seepage)

White Wine from Mosel, Germany
$89.99
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2009 is the year AJ Adam got hold of something you can barely find in Piesport anymore: an old, never-replanted parcel in the Goldtröpfchen, a hillside that was mostly bulldozed and replanted during the land consolidation of the 1990s. The estate's Goldtröpfchen Grosses Gewächs always comes from its oldest parcels: ungrafted vines on terraces that were never rebuilt, rooted in red, grey and blue slate broken into small pieces. The vineyard itself is a huge amphitheatre on the outer bend of the Mosel, facing southeast round to southwest. It's warm enough that rosemary and lavender grow among the vines, and a strip of woodland above keeps them supplied with water. Andreas Adam had restarted his family's dormant estate only nine years earlier, at 21. The Grosses Gewächs on this label was his own call, more than a decade before the estate joined the VDP. Adam describes his Piesport wines as powerful and wild when young, and we've always seen the GGs as wines built for the long haul, so this is a chance to drink one with real age on it. One honest note: the bottle shows old signs of seepage, which is good reason to open it soon rather than cellar it any longer.

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More about AJ Adam

A. J. Adam takes us to Dhron, just off the much-beaten path of the Mosel river. Dhron is named for a river that flows into the Mosel. Its steep, slatey vineyards form the tributary's northern bank.

The sites are steeper and at higher altitude than most of Mosel. The wines are a little wispier and saltier. The fruit is cooler and whiter.

Adam is Dhron's undisputed star. He makes extraordinary dry Rieslings and Kabinetts from Hofberg, the top site in Dhron.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Riesling

  • Vintage

    2009

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Natural

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast pork loin with mustard and apples; Alsatian choucroute garnie; pan-fried trout with brown butter and almonds; aged Comté or Gruyère; roast chicken with tarragon.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic dry Mosel Riesling profile from steep slate: stone fruit and citrus with, in the house style for Piesport, a darker, wilder fruit edge and smoky slate minerality. Dry Riesling of this kind is typically medium-bodied, with racy acidity and a long, savoury finish. With bottle age it tends toward beeswax, toast and petrol notes.

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