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Fitz-Ritter 2008 Dürkheimer Spielberg Spätlese Trocken Chardonnay (Pfalz)

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Price $24

Medium gold in color. Attractive nose, quite citrussy, orange with floral notes and a touch of honey. Layered and reasonably complex. Dry and richly textured on the palate and medium bodied. Nicely taut and well balanced with ample ripe orchard and melon fruit. Evident minerality right across the palate to the finish, which is persistent, layered and savory. — W.E. (3/1/2011)

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Fitz-Ritter 2006 Beerenauslese Rieslaner (Pfalz)

Price $47

Verging on orange in color, this intensely botrytized wine from one of Germany’s unique grape varieties is thick, almost chewy with extract and sugar. Dried apricot aromas lead into orange marmalade flavors with an almost burnt, caramelized quality. Finishes long, with a hint of bitterness that helps balance some of the intense sweetness. — J.C. (6/1/2009)

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Fitz-Ritter 2009 Dry-Style Riesling (Pfalz)

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Price $17

This is a richly textured dry Riesling, almost gravelly in the way it crosses the palate to deliver standard apple and citrus flavors but also exotic hints of passion fruit, honey and crushed stone. Drink now–2016. — J.C. (12/1/2011)

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Fitz-Ritter 2006 Dürkheimer Michelsberg Grosses Gewächs Riesling (Pfalz)

Price $43

This “great growth” is richly concentrated, even a bit syrupy in texture, although almost totally dry in style. Pear, peach and pineapple aromas and flavors give the impression of fruit nectar, then pick up enough salty minerality on the finish to add interest and provide balance. — J.C. (6/1/2009)

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Fitz-Ritter 2008 Spätlese Gewürztraminer (Pfalz)

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Price $22

Mid-gold in color, this has a pronounced classic Gewürztraminer nose of lychee, rose petals, spice and ripe stone fruit with notes of earthy minerality. Sweet and richly textured, round mouthfeel with moderately intense flavors similar to nose with an added note of stem ginger and smoky spice on the finish. — W.E. (3/1/2011)

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Fitz-Ritter 2003 Spätlese Gewürztraminer (Pfalz)

Price $18

Nice Gewürz, for those consumers looking for something outside of Alsace. Exaggerated floral aromas are typical, so are the lychee and spice flavors. There’s a modest sweetness to this wine, so it should work well with spicy Asian foods. — J.C. (12/15/2004)

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Fitz-Ritter 2006 Riesling (Pfalz)

Price $16

A bit drier in style than Fitz-Ritter’s Durkheimer Riesling kabinett, this wine shows hints of peach and dried spices on the nose, then eases into similar flavors tinged with briny minerality on the long finish. It’s plump enough to be enjoyable on its own, or with fish or poultry. — J.C. (6/1/2009)

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Fitz-Ritter 2006 Dürkheimer Kabinett Riesling (Pfalz)

Price $17

This is a pretty wine, one that manages to balance primary fruit and residual sugar with minerality. Orangey citrus notes, ripe apple and spice notes all mingle easily in this medium-bodied kabinett that’s sweetly persistent on the finish. Try as an apéritif, or with lightly spiced Asian cuisine. — J.C. (6/1/2009)

Most Reviewed Designations

Beerenauslese Dry-Style Dürkheimer Abtsfronhof Kabinett Trocken Dürkheimer Abtsfronhof Riesling Spätlese Halbtrocken Dürkheimer Kabinett Dürkheimer Michelsberg Grosses Gewächs Dürkheimer Rittergarten Kabinett Trocken Dürkheimer Spielberg Spätlese Trocken Estate Bottled Dry-Style Extra Trocken Sekt Spätlese

Most Reviewed Varietals

Chardonnay Gewürztraminer Pinot Noir Rieslaner Riesling

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