Gimme one good riesling extravaganza

Superb Riesling tasting from Prince showing some great wines from Germany, Austria and France with a couple of token Aussies and Kiwi's.

• 2013 Framingham Riesling F Series Old Vine

  New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough

  Cheesy lees, slight stone fruit and citrus…in the mouth the wine is bone dry with cheesy lees, lacks fruit, quite dense on the palate. Hmm...the absence of fruit on the palate is a concern for me...Hmm again. Very undecided. Perhaps it is just a case of needing more time.

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• 2005 Framingham Dry Riesling

  New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough

  Lime, slight lemon, kerosene, slight spice. In the mouth citrus notes , lime and slight smoke. Very front to back of mouth. Nice enough, showing some tertiary characteristics and well balanced. Perhaps a little simple for me.

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• 2012 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Riesling Terrassen Kamptal

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal

  Medium minus intensity aromas of peach, wet stone, rain water, sweet spice. In the mouth there is a slight spritz, lemon over lime bone dry, front of mouth phenolic grip. A little short.

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• 2012 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Riesling Lyra 1ÖTW Reserve Ried Heiligenstein

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal

  Low intensity aromas of muted stone fruit and spice. On the palate the wine is juicy with generous spice, structure over fruit, well balanced, non intrusive alcohol heat on the medium plus length.

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• 2013 Dönnhoff Riesling Tonschiefer trocken

  Germany, Nahe

  Aromas of peach, ripe apple, very slight spice. In the mouth there is an initial spritz, the wine is dry with flavours of ripe apple over peach, sulphur, a lovely drying quality on the mid palate. Very nice indeed but a touch young.

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• 2013 Dönnhoff Hermannshöhle Riesling Großes Gewächs

  Germany, Nahe

  floral notes, slight apple pie, some minerality also cream and touches of custard apple and hints of lime on the nose. In the mouth the wine has some spritz and is rich, with a drying mid palate, orchard fruits that are a little muted. It's complex but it needs time before consumption

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• 2014 Frankland Estate Riesling Isolation Ridge Vineyard

  Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Frankland River

  Aromas of yoghurt over slight stone fruit and struck flint. More citrus notes on the palate, quite tart, bone dry and very front to back of mouth. Hmm.

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• 2013 Frankland Estate Riesling Netley Road

  Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Frankland River

  Aromas of cheese and yoghurt, lime, slightly funky and also a touch of herbs…more of the same on the palate, touch of spritz as well. Meh

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• 2013 F.X. Pichler Riesling Federspiel Loibner Burgstall

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

  On the nose stone fruit, honeysuckle floral notes. In the mouth the wine is spice and tangy, quite rich and broad on the palate, medium plus length. Yes, it lacks a bit of fruit on the palate but all in all it's rather nice.

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• 2012 F.X. Pichler Riesling Federspiel Loibner Burgstall

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

  Pear and peach, slight wet stone…smells 'broad' if you can believe it. In the mouth there is more peach and pear, the wine is rich and dense with slight sulphur. It's tangy and long with slight non-intrusive alcohol. Pleasant

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• 2012 Koehler-Ruprecht Kallstadter Riesling Kabinett trocken

  Germany, Pfalz

  On the nose the wine has aromas of lees, muted fruit, quite simple…in the mouth the wine is juicy with lees notes, lacks fruit, mid palate burr…nice.

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• 2013 Paul Blanck Riesling

  France, Alsace

  muted aromas of stone fruit and citrus, cream, yoghurt, leesy notes, again a 'broad' smelling wine- dense without high intensity. Hmm. Language fails me. In the mouth the wine is dry and juicy with lime and lemon juice then some sulphur and phenolic grip with medium length. Nice enough.

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• 2010 Paul Blanck Riesling Rosenbourg

  France, Alsace

  aromas of lime over stone fruit sulphur, lees…In the mouth more flavours of lime, some struck flint. medium plus intensity zesty acidity…the whole carries long on the palate. Needs a bit more time.

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• 2013 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Riesling Schieferterrassen

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  aromas of cheesy lees over sulphur and muted stone fruit. In the mouth there are flavours of ripe apple and lemon under plenty of the above…needs years but the fruit is ripe and the overall impression is of excellence.

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• 2013 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Riesling von blauem Schiefer

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  On the nose the wine is cheesy and funky with struck match and almost herbal notes. On the palate there are initial spicy flavours, then a considerable lick of acidity followed by a positive cornucopia of fruit. Very pleasant but, perhaps, a little short.

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• 2013 Gunderloch Nierstein Riesling Trocken

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  aromas of primary fruits - apple and peach - and touches of spice. In the mouth the wine is a touch sour for me and a little disjoined on the palate. Meh.

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• 2013 Gunderloch Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling Großes Gewächs

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Dairy time - cream, yoghurt and curds - over sulphur notes followed by, on agitation, muted ginger spice and fruit. On the palate the wine is savoury and rich with slightly sour peach fruit. It's quite broad on the palate but the whole is a bit meh for me.

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• 2014 Pikes Riesling Traditionale

  Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley

  aromas of cream, lime and lime leaves. In the mouth the wine has flavours of lime and is quite tangy. Simple but pleasant. Medium plus length

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• 2014 Pikes Riesling Reserve The Merle

  Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley

  slight lime and spice aromas, very clean with floral top notes especially honeysuckle. In the mouth it's all about citrus lemon and lime with a touch of lemon peel, very juicy with pronounced intensity zesty acidity and the whole carries quite long.

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• 2008 Weingut Stadt Krems Riesling Grillenparz

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Kremstal

  On the nose lees, wet stone, very slight kerosene, lime and a fresh herb quality. IN the mouth the wine is tangy with lime flavours, slight spice non-intrusive alcohol heat, some leesy notes (for me this means touches of curds, cheese and yoghurt sourness). Long finish. Well integrated.

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• 2013 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett

  Germany, Nahe

  Medium minus intensity aromas of sweet spice, stone fruit and sweaty armpits. In the mouth the wine has some spritz and is off dry with zesty acidity. Flavours of green and ripe apple…Hmm, the wine finishes a little cloying. It's out of whack at the moment, though the finish is long - it shows promise but needs time.

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• 2012 Dr. Loosen Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Kabinett

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Muted stone fruit, wet clay and wet stone. On the palate there are flavours of sulphur, then a spritzy prickle on the palate…it's off dry with some juiciness and touches of grapefruit but overall it's a little disappointing.

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• 2013 Frankland Estate Riesling Smith Cullam

  Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Frankland River

  lime cordial, wet stone, slight spice and floral top notes on the nose. In the mouth the wine has juicy acidity, some sulphur, lime and lemon tang with some mid palate grip. Though there is some residual sugar, which does lift the fruit, I wouldn't call it off dry. all carries long. It's rather nice and rather subtly done. good.

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So many of these wines were just too young for me. Having said that, potential was exhibited and there were some standouts…actually rather a lot of standouts…I'd draw parallels between the Framingham Old Vine and the two Lowensteins...the Ruprecht Saumagen Auslese was a little simple but so beautifully balanced...the donnhoff tonschieffer was drinking rather nicely and quite forward compared to the Donnhoff GG. The Frankland Estate Smith Cullam was also impressive. Overall a rather wonderful tasting.