Dom. Marc Tempé Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Mambourg S Selection de Grains Nobles (2003)

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100/100 PP

'Exclusively from the very old vines in the Steinigerweg parcel (which was planted in the 1930s), picked with more botrytis than 2009 (which had more passerillage), and fermented and aged for three years in new 228 l pièces from Burgundy, the intense-golden 2003 Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Mambourg S Selection de Grains Nobles is a real vin liquoreux and, according to Marc Tempé, it is -- or did he tell me this off the records? -- 'better than any Sauternes.' The Mambourg SGN from the terribly hot and dry 2003 vintage is super intense and ripe in its aromatics, which intertwine honey and toasty, as well as ripe apricot and tropical fruit aromas, along with herbal (minty) and spicy flavors, as well as tobacco. Very rich, succulent, sweet, round, intense and concentrated on the highly elegant, incredibly soft and oily textured palate, this exceptional SGN becomes more and more salty and precise the closer it comes to the finish. There is tension and finesse in this marvelous wine, which is structured by a very delicate acidity and tannin structure, and displays intense peach and apricot aromas in the endless aftertaste. A gorgeous, simply perfect SGN for the next 25 or 50 years.'
(Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com)