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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 4/22/2023 & rated 92 points: A private dinner with friends (Polsbroek, NL): Expressive, fresh, waxy, spices and orchard fruit, hint of vanilla, gentle bitters, lovely balance and elegance, very good resonance and length. (1101 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 9/15/2018 & rated 92 points: In full bloom, very expressive of vineyard and vintage. Marries elegance (12.5% ABV) and intensity, freshness and delightfully ripe fruit, with earthy notes, a hint of waxy bottle-age and subtle grapefruit bitters. Harmonious, lovely precision and length. Still energetic, drink now and over the next 3-5 years. (1322 views) | | | Tasted by Henman on 8/26/2017 & rated 90 points: Subtle yellow fruit on the nose. Medium bodied, dry, decent plummy yellow fruit with a hint of vanilla. Good acidic structure and great balance. (1398 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 1/28/2017 & rated 92 points: A German Wine Tasting-cum-Lunch (Restaurant De Nederlanden *, Vreeland, NL): Playful and elegant, refined, has aged very well, drinking beautifully right now, powerful, slightly closed on the nose, lovely length. (2462 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 1/28/2017 & rated 92 points: German wine tasting followed by a Lunch (@ de Nederlanden): In the bouquet a bit rustic with bruised apple, white fruits and minerals. On the palate minerals, white fruits, wet stone, good acidity and length and a touch of petrol. 91 - 92 (2109 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 11/11/2016 & rated 93 points: A wonderful Erstes Gewächs, elegant yet intense, perfect weight (12.5%), vibrant acidity, has real energy and drive, ripe lemon fruit, delicious grapefruit bitters, flowers and a hint of honey, expressive yet subtle, excellent spicy terroir expression, silky but with very good length. I love its style, not big or rich but with exemplary balance and finesse. (1871 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 8/12/2014 & rated 89 points: some scent of citrus and apple, too much acidity compared to the fruit, a lot of minerality, but weaker than the vintages 2007 and 2009, the finish is middle long, (1915 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 2/16/2014 & rated 92 points: A very distinctive expression of terroir and vintage; nose is subtle but ready for business, cool and steely, herbs and peach, hint of pine; harmonious palate, ripe and juicy mirabelle, lime and peach fruit beautifully balanced by vibrant acidity, hints of spice and earthiness, good weight yet light on its feet, refined bitters, pure; lovely finish, very good length. Classic Rheingau. (1790 views) | | | Tasted by drej5000 on 11/23/2013: luftet to timer i karaffel.
honning, melon, sitrus og hylleblomst på nesen.
i munn fersken og moden aprikos lett mineralsk. medium- lengde. god bløt munnfølelse. (1704 views) | | | Tasted by PSPatrick on 7/21/2013 & rated 87 points: From half-bottle. The wine offered apricot, white peach, mint, chalk and ethereal notes on the nose. On the palate the wine was mineral and ethereal, with lemon, apricot, white peach, mirabelle, mint, a hint of eucalyptus and a slightly unpleasant lemon effervescent powder sensation on the finish, paired with medium-plus acidity and good length. It should benefit from another year or two in the cellar, but overall the wine did not stand up to my expectations considering that this is an Erstes Gewächs. 87+ (1785 views) | | | Tasted by Fantomas on 3/2/2013 & rated 87 points: Pale yellow colour of dry straw. Promising nose of citrus and floral notes with hints of honey sweetness. Lively acidity but - what disappointment - hardly any of the fruit I had expected from Rheingau. Austere mineral acidity without much character or length.
I revise my review upwards to 87 and "neutral" after giving the wine an hour to develop. The fruit remains below expectations but some passionfruit and honeydew become discernible. Length improves considerably without exceeding low medium levels. Overall still high acidity and lots of minerals at the expense of fruit. (1932 views) | | | Tasted by -E- on 11/9/2012 & rated 91 points: Strågul med mildt grønnskjær. Flott nese med sitronolje, mild tropisk frukt, hint av honning, mineraler, nesle og så vidt det merkes, gummi.
Slank frukt med frisk og stram syre og enorm mineralitet i finish. Sitter svært lenge i. (1311 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 2/26/2012 & rated 92 points: VdP Rheingau Wine Presentation (Kloster Eberbach): Lovely balance between fruit and acidity, lovely weight. (1951 views) | | | Tasted by andrewstevenson.com on 2/11/2010 & rated 87 points: A very minerally nose with lots of chalk and wet granite. Very direct, yet also fairly austere palate. (1613 views) |
| By Richard Hemming, MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/20/2011)
(Schloss Johannisberg, Johannisberger Silberlack Riesling Erstes Gewächs Rheingau White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/30/2010)
(Schloss Johannisberg, Silberlack Riesling Erstes Gewächs Rheingau White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Joel B. Payne
Vinous, January/February 2010, IWC Issue #148
(Schloss Johannisberg Schloss Johannisberger Riesling Trocken Erstes Gewachs Silberlack) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michael Schmidt
JancisRobinson.com (10/15/2009)
(Schloss Johannisberg, Schloss Johannisberger Riesling Erstes Gewächs Rheingau White) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Schloss Johannisberg Producer website
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A note on this producer and its naming/labeling convention. From: http://www.schloss-johannisberg.de/en/johannisberger.htm
The Key to the Colors
Various colors have been used to distinguish wine qualities at Schloss Johannisberg since the days of Fürst von Metternich. Then (1820), with “Siegellack” (wax seals); today, with colored capsules:
Gelblack (yellow seal): QbA
Rotlack (red seal): Kabinett
Grünlack (green seal): Spätlese
Silberlack (silver seal): 1.Gewächs (first growth)
Rosalack (pink seal): Auslese
Rosa-Goldlack (pink-gold seal): Beerenauslese
Goldlack (gold seal): Trockenbeerenauslese
Blaulack (blue seal): Eiswein
Lagenbeschreibung:
Die Lage Schloß Johannisberger ist im Monopolbesitz der Weinbau-Domäne Schloß Johannisberg. Der 50. Breitengrad verläuft direkt durch den vorgelagerten Taunusquarzitfelsen, oberhalb des Rheinlaufs zwischen Oestrich-Winkel und Geisenheim gelegen. Von Norden her wird der Weinberg durch die bewaldeten Taunushöhen gegen kalte Winde geschützt, im Süden liegt der Rhein seenartig am Fuße des Berges. In absoluter Südausrichtung, mit einer Hangneigung von bis zu 45 %, ist die Einzellage auf 114 m bis 182 m ansteigend über NN gelegen. Im östlichen Berg strahlt die Morgensonne ein, während im zentralen und südwestlichen Bereich unserer Rebfläche die intensivste Sonneneinstrahlung messbar ist. Mit rund 1.700 Sonnenstunden im Jahresmittel, weist der Schloss Johannisberger die höchste Energiezufuhr im Rheingau auf. Bereits im Jahre 1143 wurde der Weinberg als „monte sancti Johannis“ in alten Aufzeichnungen erwähnt, nachdem die benediktinische Abtei auf der Anhöhe zu Ehren Johannes dem Täufer geweiht wurde.
Seit 1720 wird hier ausschließlich Riesling angebaut und somit gilt der Johannisberger als weltweit erster geschlossener Weinberg, der mit dieser edlen Rebsorte bestockt ist. Schon im Jahre 1870 wurden die Weine in England bereits mit dem Aufdruck „first growth“ verkauft.
Boden:
Die Bodenformation aus reinem Taunusquarzit mit Auflagen von mittel- bis tiefgründigen Löss-Lehmen speichert Wärme und Wasser in besonders hohem Maße.Riesling Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)Germany Wines of Germany | The Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (VDP) | How to read a German wine label | Geographical Information Down to Single Vineyards
#2014 Vintage Notes:
2014 Vintage Report by Terry Theise
2014 Vintage Report by Wine Spectator
"My gut still tells me the Saar (and to some extent) the Ruwer are better overall in 2014 than the more storied areas of the Mosel proper, but those that spent the requisite time living in their middle-Mosel vineyards made some of the most electric and "feathery" Riesling in a long time (maybe the finest in 20 years - yes, it's true!)" - Jon Rimmerman (Of course only a very short historical memory would call the Saar and Ruwer less 'storied' than the middle Mosel - jht)Rheingau VDP Rheingau (Official site) | The Rheingau (Wines of Germany) | Wikipedia about The Rheingau
On weinlagen.info
The small but fine wine-growing area Rheingau offers one for the culture of the vine ideal microclimate and best soil conditions. The Rhine runs uninterruptedly almost one thousand kilometres from Basel up to its muzzle into the North Sea, in a northerly direction. With a short exception - the Rheingau. The Rheingau mountains force the river to a change in direction here. The vineyards falling in this region to the south stretch really to the sun. The king of the white wines, the Riesling, finds ideal local conditions for the unfolding of his fine fruity and elegant type of vine character on the multilayered weathering grounds with loess, loam and sand additions. |
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