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Pop A Cork - Wine [443]
And again, it's time to write something about some wine. This time I will write something about my holiday loot. Well, while on vacation at the German seaside, I managed to buy something special at a sale in Marktkauf. A small bottle of 0.375 ml 2001 Hecklinger Schloßberg Beerenauslese. A real rarity for the price (after discount) of €14.99. Just to clarify, the original price was €20, and online prices are now around €25 per bottle, so €15 is a super price. The manufacturer is Badischer Winzerkeller EG from Breisach am Rhein. "Erzeugerabfüllung" or bottled by the producer. This is all important information that proves the exclusivity of this bottle. The wine in the glass (preferably small for liqueurs) has a beautiful amber color. Thick consistency, it is sweet with a sour note. These 22 years in a small bottle (which is normally not conducive to long-term storage of wines) survived in the best condition, gaining great depth and flavor. And now the question is why I managed to buy this wine so attractively (you can guess that I bought all the bottles they had on the shelf). First of all, the price, which even reduced, was too high for the frugal Germans from the north. I am convinced that in the south of Germany it would have been sold for the original price a long time ago. Secondly, Marktkauf lowered the price, fearing that the wine was, as the Germans say, "überlagert", meaning stored too long. Ha,ha they could ask Alien or do the tasting themselves. These wines will lie a little longer in Alien's cellar and will be slowly drunk. German sweet wines can be stored for many years. That's all for now, see you next time. 🍇🍷