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 Vintage1988 Label 1 of 8 
TypeWhite - Off-dry
ProducerSchloss Schönborn (web)
VarietyRiesling
DesignationSpätlese
VineyardHattenheimer Pfaffenberg
CountryGermany
RegionRheingau
SubRegionn/a
Appellationn/a

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 1996 and 2004 (based on 29 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by John Nezlek on 11/18/2018 & rated 88 points: Note: I use a rating scale for which 85 represents a very good wine.

Perhaps a little past its prime, but still thoroughly enjoyable. Pretty traditional spatlese palate. (308 views)
 Tasted by John Nezlek on 12/31/2009 & rated 90 points: A fully mature Riesling. Nicely balanced, just as a hint of sweetness. Can't imagine that any more time in the bottle will matter much. Opened up a little through the bottle.

Also, lots of sediment in this one. No need to decant, just be careful about handling the bottle before and during serving. (1707 views)
 Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 4/29/2009 & rated 93 points: Bon Voyage Bodega Bistro Binge for Christine Huang (Bodega Bistro, San Francisco, CA): Focused, spicy, baked peach and mineral nose; poised, nice, tart apricot, mineral palate with depth; medium finish (1669 views)
 Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 11/26/2008 & rated 92 points: "Low-key" Pre-Thanksgiving Wine Dinner (The Plumed Horse Restaurant, Saratoga, California): Bright medium canary yellow color; lovely petrol, apricot and lemon nose; tasty, delicate and refined, medium-sweet citrus, grapefruit, baked lemon and mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (1789 views)

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By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/29/2009)
(Schloss Schönborn Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling Spätlese) Focused, spicy, baked peach and mineral nose; poised, nice, tart apricot, mineral palate with depth; medium finish  93 points
By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (11/26/2008)
(Schloss Schönborn Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg Riesling Spätlese) Bright medium canary yellow color; lovely petrol, apricot and lemon nose; tasty, delicate and refined, medium-sweet citrus, grapefruit, baked lemon and mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.  92 points
NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of RJonWine.com. (manage subscription channels)

CellarTracker Wiki Articles (login to edit | view all articles)

Schloss Schönborn

Producer Website

Riesling

Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)

Spätlese

Wikipedia article on Spätlese.

Hattenheimer Pfaffenberg

Pfaffenberg at weinlagen.info

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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