From time to time, there are some interesting gems one can taste at the Wine Fair, and a pair of botrytised sweet Rieslings from the Niersteiner Pettenthal vineyard definitely qualifies as hidden gems of this year's Wine Fair. Now I am not familiar with Weingut Rappenhof, but anyone offering a pair of wines from such a famous site merits a visit.
Nierstein is a treacherous name for lovers of German wines, with the Grosslage Gutes Domtal being a red warning light. However, a few Einzellages are really capable of delivering the best the village has to offer, and this includes the Pettenthal vineyard, which surely must be an Erste Lage. I have had wine which incorporated fruit from this vineyard, but it was a blend across village borders and was thus marketed as a branded wine. Well, they had a 2004 Auslese **** as well as a 1999 Beerenauslese on show - all I can say is - Bravo Weingut Rappenhof!
(The detailed tasting notes will need another entry to avoid an excessively long essay this time.)
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