Creamy yet crisp, with lots of apricot, red peach and ruby grapefruit flavors that are accented by plenty of mineral notes. Very pure and long on the well-spiced finish. Drink now through 2040. 250 cases made, 50 cases imported.??–KM??Region: Germany / Rheingau Select to Add

A bit of a disappointment after the stellar 2004 auslese, Vollrads’s BA is thick and syrupy, but also has a slightly acetic edge to its aromas and flavors. Dried fruit and honey marry with melon notes that tail off a bit on the finish.——J.C.(9/1/2006)—— 87

92–94 Orange marmalade and dried apricots run rampant on the nose, joined by spicy notes reminiscent of nutmeg or cinnamon. Flavors are mouthcoating and rich, yet never seem heavy, and last a long, long time.——W.E.(8/1/2004)—— 93