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"cwdjrxyz" > wrote:

> The wine is Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese 1976, Weingut Wwe. Dr.
> H. Thanish, A.P. Nr. 2 576 242 11 77. It has been stored properly since
> release. The fill was very high in the neck still, and the cork was
> sound.
>
> This wine is golden in color and very bright. The richness in bouquet
> and taste go far beyond what is expected in a Mosel auslese; it easily
> could pass as a BA. If it had a bit of "iron" mineral character, you
> likely could pass it off as a top 1976 Rheingau. There is moderate,
> very clean petrol character that spices up the very intense fruit,
> reminding one of apricots and Mangos. It is loaded with honey
> character. There is enough clean acidity and a hint of slate and smoke.
> The texture is nearly creamy. The finish is very long. This wine likely
> will not benefit from more age, but it likely will hold well for
> several more years. This is not at all typical of a classic great Mosel
> such as a top 1971. However it can not be blamed for that. This estate
> also produced a 1976 TBA, of which I have 2 half-bottles. If the
> auslese tasted is any indication, the TBA may need to be served in a
> soup dish and eaten with a spoon! Some say that Doctor is overrated,
> and that might be so in some years, considering the price of the wine.
> However a wine such as the one tasted shows that this vineyard can live
> up to the famous name in top, very ripe years at the auslese level and
> above.

A well aged great bottle. Congratulations on holding out this long. Mine
disappeared ten years ago. Sigh