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THE LEGENDARY VINTAGES... |
Each year, the vagaries of nature combine with the Mosel valley climate to produce a unique vintage. Most are very good, but some, when everything comes together in perfect harmony, are special. The greatest vintages of the past century are described below:
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2003 |
You would have to go back many years to find a vintage that could compare with the extraordinary quality of this vintage. The wines should peak between 2010 and 2015.
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1990 |
As in 2003, the summer was hot and dry, but the vintage’s wines had less acidity, higher extract content and more finesse.
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1976 |
Those with some 1976 wines still in their cellars should be happy. An extremely hot summer gave a small yield with great concentration and deep color.
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1947 |
A year with nothing but sunshine and little rain resulted in almost dried out.berries that matured 3 to 4 weeks earlier than normal and produced great wines
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1921 |
A long heat wave produced TBA
(Trockenbeeren- auslese) wines with alcohol contents of 13 to14%. This was the last year that one could literally walk across the
dry bed of the Mosel.
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ULRICH LANGGUTH WINE ESTATE VINTAGES
A very personal
assessment by Jürg Langguth on recent vintages
(german):
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2006
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Yields that were 30% below average with top quality wines.
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2005
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Some of the top wines will be expensive rarities in the future.
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2004 |
Ideal wines to drink from their youth to 7 years of age.
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2003 |
Outstanding wines with a high alcohol content.
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2002 |
Wines for all purposes and ready early.
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2001 |
A ‘golden October’ produced wines of great quality.
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2000 |
Mixed
emotions. A year that produced some good and
some just decent wines.
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1999 |
Wines hailed as
the Wine of the
Century?
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1998 |
A heat record resulted in good to great wines. |
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