The Rieslings produced by Thanisch from their 16 acres of vines are classic Mosel wines, elegantly balancing the fruit and acidity within a framework of subtle minerality. The wines may seem delicate and lighter than some but some time spent with them begins to reveal the breadth of flavors and layers of complexity that are there. The Berncasteler Doctor vineyard is one of the wine world’s benchmarks, and the 2010 Thanisch Auslese will be a reference point example of its quality for a very long time. Elegant and perfectly balanced, even in today’s infancy it has layers of complexity and will develop many more over the next 10-30 or more years. In a word, sublime.
Matt S., Beltramo's Wine Consultant