Loewen 2010 年份的這款 Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling Spatlese （酒精含量為 8.5%）是 Mosel 產(chǎn)區(qū)所產(chǎn)Pradikat葡萄酒的典型代表。相對比出自Bruno Schmitt’s Maximiner Herrenberg 的 Spatlese 來說，Loewen 的這款葡萄酒糖分更低，酒精含量更高。該酒釀造時所采用的葡萄的采摘時間比同款干酒 Laurentiuslay 稍微早了幾天。此酒中典型的酸橙和橙子味讓這款酒酸味十足，同時又不失提神的果香。誘人的香氣中還帶有淡淡的茉莉花、碎石、茴香花粉和煙熏紅茶的香味。釀造時葡萄中貴腐菌的作用讓酒的甜度增加，但是卻絲毫沒有犧牲 Riesling 令人歡愉的酸味，持久而富于變化的余味也沒有因此而減弱。這款佳釀在接下來的 15 年或是更長的時間里都值得我們追隨跟蹤。

Spicy apple pie, peach and citrus flavors are defined by the bracing structure in this racy Riesling. There's also a hint of pineapple as this stretches out on the finish. Drink now through 2028.??–BS??Region: Germany / Mosel Select to Add

Loewen’s 2007 Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling Spatlese smells of overripe peach, musk melon, ginger, and candied orange rind. A prickly, zesty, spicy amalgam of concentrated citrus and botrytis marks the palate, along with alkaline minerality and a faintly milky cast that lends to the (in view of prominent botrytis, surprisingly) luscious and refreshing finish an orange and lime sherbet cast. It reached 77 F. on the mid-October day when the first half of this was picked, the balmiest of the harvest, says Loewen, who opines that perhaps because of its warm start and rapid fermentation, this lot simultaneously experienced a partial malo-lactic conversion. Still, the total acidity remains more than 8 grams (tartaric equivalent). This will be another intriguing Loewen 2007 to follow, but I would be cautious about harboring expectations past 5-7 years out. Karl-Josef Loewen finds similarities in character between 2007 and 2002, which he illustrated with a now spectacular Thornicher Ritsch Spatlese, a wine I already admired in its youth, but about whose combination of botrytis and slight severity of acids I at that stage expressed slight concern. Still, I was not entirely convinced by the analogy, or by certain of Loewen’s 2007s. Few German growers I know are as sanguine about botrytis in general as he, and it certainly touched most of his wines in 2007, at times awkwardly.Importer:Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel (516) 677-9300