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Weingut Richard Tauber Sylvaner 2022
Richard Tauber quit his day job in 2013 following a successful career in milk. That's right. From the dairy sector to the wine business. What could possibly go wrong?
Pure magic, that's what. Anyone wishing to pursue a winery project should only look to Richard, and how to do it small, and do it right. Our kind of guy. He farms 5 steep (like, REALLY steep) parcels near Brixen, on such a grade that the work cannot be done by tractor, only on foot. There are just about 4 total acres of vines. He claims he spends 80% of his year among his vines, a splendid collection of Riesling, Sylvaner, and the local Kerner--and the rest dedicated to making flawless wine, getting it into bottle, then hoping some dude like me will eventually come around.
"You're eating all my ham. I guess I have to!" Sylvaner 2022--the real and first reason that I ended up deep diving in Brixen at all. This is northern Italy's (better stated south Tyrol's) mothership for the grape. We tasted from 7 other wineries, plus a few in restaurants, and none, truly NONE, of the others featured this sort of stuff. Look for a stone fruit--apricot, peach--aroma and a whiff of flint and sea air. Totally mouthwatering. The palate is rich, but also satiny and elegant. Yes, it's a bone dry wine and one that will make you perk up about this grape variety. |