Group's #1 (tie), my #2 (29 pts) - light yellow color; ripe Bartlett pear, light vanilla, floral, white jasmine nose; tart entry, very tart red D'Anjou pear, Asian pear, mineral palate with medium acidity; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish (13.5% alcohol)
Group's #3, my #3 (31 pts) - light medium lemon yellow color; appealing, very tart pear, ripe lemon, floral nose; tasty, tart pear, tart apple, very minerally palate; medium-plus finish (decent value at $25)
Group's #5, my #8 (33 pts) - light yellow color; rich, apple, tart baked apple, D'Anjou pear nose showing a lot of reduction; dry, tart D'Anjou pear, mineral, citrus, stony palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Group's #6, my #4 (39 pts) - light yellow color; appealing, bright, ripe Bartlett pear, ripe Golden Delicious apple, tart pineapple nose with a little reduction; dry, appealing, tart Golden Delicious apple, very tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
Group's #7, my #5 (41 pts) - light lemon yellow color; appealing, ripe Bartlett pear, pear cream, white peach nose; dry, poised, very tart pear, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points
2010 Domaine Weinbach Riesling Cuvée Ste. Catherine 92 Points
France, Alsace
Group's #1 (tie), my #2 (29 pts) - light yellow color; ripe Bartlett pear, light vanilla, floral, white jasmine nose; tart entry, very tart red D'Anjou pear, Asian pear, mineral palate with medium acidity; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish (13.5% alcohol)
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2010 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Heimbourg 91 Points
France, Alsace
Group's #1 (tie), my #6 (29 pts) - light straw yellow color; floral, tart Asian pear, lightly oxidative nose; intense, very tart Asian pear, mineral, chalky palate with medium acidity; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish 91+ points (indice 1; 13.5% alcohol)
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2009 Domaine Maurice Schoech Riesling Sonnenberg 92 Points
France, Alsace
Group's #3, my #3 (31 pts) - light medium lemon yellow color; appealing, very tart pear, ripe lemon, floral nose; tasty, tart pear, tart apple, very minerally palate; medium-plus finish (decent value at $25)
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2010 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Brand Vieilles Vignes 94 Points
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Group's #4, my #1 (32 pts) - light peach yellow color; appealing, floral, ripe Bartlett pear, pear cream, white peach nose; tasty, rich but balanced, ripe Bartlett pear, tart white peach, mineral palate with vibrant acidity; needs 3 years; long finish (indice 3, 13% alcohol)
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2009 Meyer-Fonné Riesling Wineck-Schlossberg 90 Points
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Group's #5, my #8 (33 pts) - light yellow color; rich, apple, tart baked apple, D'Anjou pear nose showing a lot of reduction; dry, tart D'Anjou pear, mineral, citrus, stony palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2010 Domaine Mittnacht Freres-Vignerons Riesling "Les Fossiles" 92 Points
France, Alsace
Group's #6, my #4 (39 pts) - light yellow color; appealing, bright, ripe Bartlett pear, ripe Golden Delicious apple, tart pineapple nose with a little reduction; dry, appealing, tart Golden Delicious apple, very tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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2010 Domaine Weinbach Riesling Cuvée Théo 91 Points
France, Alsace
Group's #7, my #5 (41 pts) - light lemon yellow color; appealing, ripe Bartlett pear, pear cream, white peach nose; dry, poised, very tart pear, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2009 Domaine Ostertag Riesling Heissenberg 91 Points
France, Alsace
Group's #8, my #7 (54 pts) - light medium yellow color; poached pear, baked apple, pear syrup, light cinnamon nose; oxidative, rich, poached pear, baked apple, light cinnamon, spicy palate with some sweetness above the underlying medium acidity; medium-plus finish
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