This Saar vineyard is near the extreme limit of where Riesling grapes can be grown to maturity. In most years the acidity can be searing, especially when the wine is young. When the year is especially warm in Germany with a long growing season, this vineyard can produce top qualty wines. The year 1976 was a very hot year with a long growing season, and this allowed Serriger Vogelsang to produce some outstanding wine.
This wine has light lemon color. There is some petrol with typical Riesling fruit as well as tropical fruit such as pineapple. There is a hint of honey. There is of plenty of acidity, but not excessive. The wine is rather sweet, but the high acidity makes it appear much more sweet than it really is. I think this wine ranks up among the top German Rieslings of 1976. It is still very fresh tasting with no end in sight. For those who like Sauternes with Foie Gras, this might be an interesting variation. Unfortunately there was no Foie Gras in the house, and I am not very fond of the Foie Gras - Sauternes match anyway.
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