Marof's 2007 Renski Riesling is simply one of the ten or dozen finest
Riesling wines I can recall tasting from outside of the greater Rhine
basin or Austria. A gorgeous aromatic display of smoke-tinged apricot,
Meyer lemon, apple blossom, and rowan leads to a silken-textured,
infectiously juicy palate that makes a virtue of its relative looseness
by conveying an airy elegance. Apricot kernel, lime zest, and an
amazingly savory underlying sense of meat broth add complexity, and the
interchange of flavors with which this wine finishes is positively
vibratory. I suspect it will be best relished over the next 12-18
months, but there's really no way of knowing absent any track record.
- WA 91 points
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