Riesling night @ Roel's

Netherlands
Tasted Wednesday, October 20, 2010 by jkoenen with 304 views

Introduction

Casual tasting with Roel and David.
All wines served blind.

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

  • 2007 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Nearly nothing on the nose. On the palate I get some yellow apples and it's fresh and young (of course). Liked the sweet-n-sour play very much but unfortunately I found this quite shy and anonimous in its aromatics at this moment. Pleasant and lively for sure, but no real depth nor class today. Needs decanting? No Score.

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  • 2000 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese Auction 90 Points

    Germany, Nahe

    Light gold in its color. Bouquet opens up with an earthy, animal kind of seasoning over the lush apricot and peach notes. Great complexity on the palate with Chenin-Blanc-like affinity (hay, wet wool), some petrol and beeswax, camphor, honey, apricot/peach again, camomile and old-fashioned fingerpaint.
    It lacks the weight and depth of a top-vintage but this has evolved beautifully and is drinking perfectly, right now. 17.5/20

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  • 1993 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese 90 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Bouquet is crammed with fresh garden-herbs! In fact it made me think of a greenhouse. Or a flowershop. Strange, but nice! The bouquet had changed everytime I sniffed. Very expressive and peculiar. Lots of fresh mint on the palate, also mandarins, grapefruit, granny-smith and cold tea. Very powerful, medium sweetness, but driven by acidity. Interesting stuff. 17,5/20

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Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 2005 Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Kabinett 88 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Interesting bouquet with hints of wool, zest, stones and nuts and appeared quite 'trocken' to me. Somewhat spirity, too. A little clumsy and plump in its sweetness on the palate, moderate levels of acidity. Thick, tropical fruit, marmalade, cinnamon, a bit sticky and seems already mature. Good length. 16,5/20

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  • 2006 Weingut Reinhold Haart Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett 90 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    This is very easy to drink and loveable. Slick and seamless. Sufficient acidity, wonderful length, nice and clean and dry in the back. Focussed and concentrated. Asian spices like cardamom, lavender, citrus bitters, tea leaves. Very fresh and bright. Thought that this was a juicy and perky spätlese. 17.5/20

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  • 2003 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Spätlese 89 Points

    Germany, Nahe

    Modest floral nose with some apples and melon. Seems closed and extensive aerarion only showes a glimpse at the future. Again noticeable bitterness in the back. Very, very long. Was pretty surprised after the demasqué, cuz this was pretty bright, light and balanced in its sugar/acid balance. Felt more like a (thick) kabinett from a more recent year. 17/20

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

Closing

Personal WOTN: Bernd Hermes' 2005 Auslese
Other wines to look out for: Phillips Eckstein and Zilliken wines.

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