Hochheimer Kirchenstück Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese--Vintage 1959 Grosser Preis. Oechsle 180 A magnificent vintage following an excessively hot summer that made controlling the temperature difficult for less experienced wine makers. The first of the TBA's in this sale, a tiny quantity made from individually picked overripe grapes affected with edeläule (botrytis cinerea, 'noble rot'). Picked on 3 October. Tiny production. The very few remaining wines of this quality fetch stratospheric prices at fine wine auctions in the Rhineland. Immensley rich, sweet, concentrated, intense