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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.8 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 6/18/2020 & rated 94 points: Asperg Wine Syndrome Tasting Group: 3 Guys, some wine (@home): Glass: Zalto Universal
Popped and poured, tasted blind. Clear, deep golden color. Clean, medium+ intense, fully developed nose. Lots of herbs, tangerine, dill, fine vanilla, some caramel. I could swear this is Ruwer! And I still don’t believe it, that this is the Erdener Prälat 😊
Medium-sweet, wonderfully buffered and balanced by the medium+ perfectly integrated acidity. Only 8% abv. Fine fruit, tangerine, vanilla with a lovely mineral core? RUWER!!!! 😊 Wonderful balance and harmony, very little botrytis, creamy, juicy and very elegant. Looong, juicy finish with fine fruit and lots of grip. My first Christoffel in perfect condition! This bottle is at full peak. 94-95 (883 views) | | | Tasted by Sotto325 on 8/20/2016 & rated 93 points: Christoffle is one of the old Mosel auslese masters. His star property, the EP, often retains its rich, golden, semi-viscous nature and has a bold minerality and wonderful floral bouquet that is less wild than the UW but deep than the WS. The 1994s have been uniformly excellent. This last bottle has begun to show as well, increased dryness and acidity on the final 1/4 toward the end of the palate. Drink now for a still wonderful experience. (925 views) | | | Tasted by Sotto325 on 12/5/2015 & rated 93 points: The Erdener is prize property and this 3-asterisk has just taken on more power over the years. This wine actually drinks a bit young! The typical, more viscous and initially sweet EP site develops within 15 minutes into a more complex; less sweet, honeyed, gripped, slowly exploding flower of apricot, wildflower honey, lemon zest, sweet orange a bit of of tangy floral notes. Needs a few more years to get where the 1994 Wehlener and Urziger are. A special bottle.,as all of these 1990-1998 ex-cellar releases by Christoffel are-- and some of the finest wines around but very fairly priced because they are not sufficiently well known. (1084 views) | | | Tasted by subtlet on 9/9/2014: A Visit To Jos. Christoffel Jr. In Urzig (Weingut Jos Christoffel Jr): There was lots of conversation again, so the notes here are very brief. Aromas of grapefruit, with zest, sage, and red soil show on the nose. The palate is quite complicated, with yellow apples, pears, and even cherry flavors showing. Some mineral and floral flavors appear as well. (1828 views) | | | Tasted by Sotto325 on 11/13/2013 & rated 92 points: Another wonderful Christoffel older Auslese from the ex-cellars release a few years ago. Worth the wait! I am finding that the 1994s are moving forward from 2 years ago and gaining in weight and mixing better the acid backbones. The Erdener bottling is more honey driven and golden citrus than the Treppchen, with a little less going on than in the 1996. Pulling ahead of the 1995 now, though both are not yet showing the full flowery bouquet that should one day unfold (1796 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 10/10/2013 & rated 94 points: VinoLaprisco Tasting (Restaurant De Karpendonkse Hoeve *, Eindhoven, Netherlands): AP 10 95. First day: Weight and elegance, incredible sense of place. After four days in the fridge, the wine only seems to have gained in stature. Deep nose, honey and wax, hint of Alpine herbs; lemon peel and salty minerality, medium-sweet; very good length. This tasting confirms that this is a very fine Auslese capable of lasting another 20+ years. (2377 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 4/6/2013 & rated 95 points: VEO tasting - Moselle, Saar and Ruwer (Restaurant Bolenius, Amsterdam): Bears a close resemblance to the 1994 Haag GK AP 15 but seems to have even more power and weight. Wonderful energy and intensity, fresh and precise, delicious plumptious Prälat fruit, excellent length. Very impressive. (2535 views) | | | Tasted by Oh Dae-su on 10/29/2011 & rated 92 points: Little Christoffel wine tasting with Pointless. We had:
1994 Graacher Domprobst Auslese *
1994 Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese **
1994 Erdener Treppchen Auslese **
1994 Erdener Prälat Auslese ***
(the bottles were opended several hours in advance, apart of the Domprobst - only 6 to 7 hours open)
The Prälat was very bright, too. But compared to the other three a bit more muted. In the first two hours it smelled unpleasently cheesy like some old Emmentaler or what so ever. That change after some hours for good. Its taste was more dense, slightly more powerful (probably due to the *** rating). Besides that I tasted clear and fortified lemon aromas, a bit of asorted nuts and quite some petrol. It was more rough and stronger compared to the others. It also appeared more sweet (the other three did not really taste like typical dry-off Rieslings, sensorial rather dry types) and complex.
I guess this one needed quite some time, but after that it was very enjoyable (I've been told after more than 24 h it got better and better).
All in all it was a very educating and enjoyable tasting. Thanks to Pointless! (3312 views) | | | Tasted by WildeMeeuw on 5/16/2010 & rated 88 points: 1994 Jos. Christoffel Jr. (Christoffel-Prüm) Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese (Duitsland, Mosel Saar Ruwer, Mosel) Kleur: Middel goudgeel Aroma / bouquet: Prachtig klassiek aroma waarin een fraaie gout de petrol en een gerimpeld geel appeltje de boventoon voeren, verder limoenschil en krentjes. Smaak / Afdronk: Vol, dik en filmend, prachtige zoetheid die in toom wordt gehouden door uitgesproken frisse zuren. In de mond nog wat sinaasappelschil. Algemeen / potentieel: Geweldige begeleider van onze ganzenlever. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 15 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 88/100 (3159 views) |
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#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)Mosel Saar RuwerStarting in 2007 the German wine authorities have changed labeling laws to rename all of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wines to just "Mosel." This puts this and other database driven sites in a difficult spot, as millions of old wine label reflect the former labeling. As described here, CellarTracker has elected to remain with the old labeling for a number of years to avoid confusion. At some point we will switch over to just "Mosel" but not for a few years at least.
Mosel WeinKulturland (Moselwein e.V.)
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#2018 Vintage Notes:
"Acid levels are relatively low throughout Riesling-growing Europe (acidification will once again be permitted in Germany – no surprise, as that’s been the case in eight of the last 10 vintages); but because malic acid was baked off or degraded by relentlessly balmy weather means, what acid remains is overwhelmingly of the efficacious tartaric sort. Extract levels are low, as one would anticipate from a growing season during which relatively little moisture was coursing through the vine’s roots and shoots. [...] Everyone is astonished how there could have been so much juice despite the drought." - David Schildknecht
"2018 is a homogenous vintage with a very high general level, below which it seldom falls [...] It leads with blossom. It is perhaps 80% delicious and 20% fascinating." - Terry Theise
#2017 Vintage Notes:
"not so friendly towards light wines" - Milkmansteve
#2016 Vintage Notes: "Overall, 2016 is a charmer of a vintage with much immediate ripe and fruity appeal, not unlike 2011 (in fresher) or 2007 (in lighter). However, 2016 is far from being homogeneous, in fact it is composed of a mosaic of vintages, a result of the freakish growing conditions. Hidden inside the vintage, there are true gems with the balance of 1997, one of the best vintages ever, 2002 or even 2008. The bulk of the harvest was brought in with refreshingly moderate sugar levels. Overall, the Saar and Ruwer produced slightly fresher wines than the Middle Mosel but there are great differences between Estates. The good harvest conditions allowed for some Auslese, little BA and even TBA wines, but some remarkably pure and fruity Eiswein.
In general, 2016 offers the opportunity to acquire Riesling with great immediate ripe appeal: The vintage is a true charmer. At the top, 2016 is one of the most exciting and elegantly balanced vintage since the 1990s and well-worth stocking up for cellaring! In particular, we urge our readers to literally plunge onto the finest Kabinett and Spätlese: These are some of the most exciting and classic we have ever tasted. 2016 looks also set to become a major vintage for dry Riesling, provided the aromatics are not overripe. Lovers of dessert wines will find much to love in 2016 as the Auslese are pure and the Eiswein are gorgeously fruity. They should however also keep an eye open for the remaining stunning noble-sweet wines from 2015 which are still available here and there." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 36, July 2017
#2014 Vintage Notes:
"The heterogeneity of the 2014 vintage carries over onto the aging process. The top wines start to close down, as one would expect from these wines which are a remake of those from the 1990s. The wines affected by gin, saffron and mushroom flavors are still comparatively open and offer a not unattractive Scheurebe styled fruit opulence. We would opt to drink up these lesser wines except for the odd bottle and bury the little treasures of the vintage deep into the cellar." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 30, March 2016
#2013 Vintage Notes:
"The fruity-styled 2013 wines have firmed up significantly since last year and start to show signs of closing down, making the underlying acidity seemingly sharp and out of balance. The better dry wines have come out of their early armor of smoke and tannin but the acidity may prove quite challenging. Quite frankly, except for some smaller bottlings, this is a vintage to lay down and wait." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2012 Vintage Notes:
"The 2012 wines have put on some flesh and go through a 'fattier' phase which is not unlike what the 2007 went through at the same period. However, the zestier acidity cuts through this 'weight' and makes the wines thoroughly enjoyable at this early stage. In particular the fruity Kabinett and Spatlese as well as the off-dry and dry wines offer much pleasure. We expect these wines to close down over the coming year or two. Enjoy while it lasts!" - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2011 Vintage Notes:
"A bit to our surprise, the 2011 wines have shut down and go through a quite difficult and muted phase now. Their low acidity combined with their maturity makes them feel rich, opulent and often bulky, and thus not really enjoyable. We expect that these will need at least a decade to integrate their sweetness and gain in harmony. The only exception is the dry wines, whose low acidity makes for great food companionship." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2010 Vintage Notes:
"After a mellower period in 2012, many 2010 wines have firmed up and developed a stronger smoky side. However, most continue to shine through their fruit opulence, structure and deliciously zesty but ripe acidity. This suits in particular the off-dry bottlings, which have more charm than the legally dry wines. Will these wines close down? Actually, the softening acidity makes us wonder now but it also provides further evidence that these wines will turn out harmonious after all." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2009 Vintage Notes:
"Most 2009 wines have closed down, which accentuates their round and soft side forward. Many can still be quite enjoyable but the times of primary fruit with its attractive aromatic expression and a generous acidic kick are now over. Except for the dry wines, we would definitely recommend keeping your hands off any bottle in your cellar and possibly buying more wines from this vintage on the market as these are true gems in the making." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015 |
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