A Wine Festival at the Millerntor

This is the first wine festival at the Millerntor. It is our football (soccer) stadium in St. Pauli a district of Hamburg.

There are about 16 tables with more than one hundred wines to taste at this festival. Our Riesling loving group RFU (Riesling für uns/ for us) joined the festival with an own table supported by the four estates Pfeffingen, K. Schäfer, J. Schneider and Dönnhoff.
Surely, I tasted "our" four wines and a small number from some other tables.

We like to thank "our" four estates sincerely for supporting us and the festival!

• 2016 Weingut Pfeffingen Riesling "EY mal 1" trocken

  Germany, Pfalz

  Entry level dry Gutswein from this VDP estate from the Pfalz region, on the nose yellow fruit, very harmonic showing of this young wine, peaches, juicy, ending fresh and elegant, to enjoy now and over the next 2- 3years, **

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• 2016 Weingut Karl Schäfer Riesling Dürkheimer Sonnentropfen

  Germany, Pfalz

  VdP- Ortswein from the Pfalz region, fresh and mineralic on the palate, chalky aromas, lemon zest, stonefruit, light and elegant, ending saline with lively acidity, if you like the steely appearance of a Riesling this one is for you, to enjoy over the next 3- 5 years, *(*+)

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• 2016 Weingut Jakob Schneider Riesling MELAPHYR Qba trocken

  Germany, Nahe

  My first 2016 Riesling from this Weingut in Niederhausen, this is the entry level Riesling from vulcanic soil, mineralic nose, energetic showing on the palate, grapefruit, lemon cest, steely and smoky, ending very saline and delicious, top mineralic Riesling, outstanding QPR 7€ per bottle, to enjoy now and over the next 3+ years, *(*+)

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• 2016 Dönnhoff Riesling Trocken

  Germany, Nahe

  My first Dönnhoff of the 2016 vintage, this is the entry level dry Riesling, this vintage this wine got a low alcohol level, 11,5% ABV, some lemon on the nose, fresh, balanced and harmonic on the palate showing some spice, very lightbodied, tasty though, ending elegant with some supporting acid, to enjoy now and over the next few years, **(+)

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• 2016 Weingut Toni Müller Krettnach unten am Pfeffersack Riesling feinherb

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  A new estate from the Saar using spontanious fermentation for their wines, so this wine stopped fermentation to turn out as a half-dry Riesling, yellow fruit, some black pepper, balanced, light and very tasty, perfect to pair asian dishes, to enjoy now and over the next few years, *-**

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• 2016 Weingut Stefan Müller Niedermemminger Sonnenberg Riesling tandem reserve feinherb

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  A stunning Riesling, balanced sweetness, extract and acidity, very spicy, flintstone, light bodied but ending long and delicious, can be enjoyed now and over the next 3-5+ years, **(+)

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• 2016 August Eser Hallgarten Riesling Trocken

  Germany, Rheingau

  A VDP- Ortswein (compared to Bourgogne- Village), tasty white fruit such as pear, apple, light entry level Riesling, needs some months to get more balanced, ending tasty with a supporting acidity, for now and the next few years, *- **

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• 2016 August Eser Oestricher Klosterberg Riesling Trocken

  Germany, Rheingau

  A VDP Erste Lage Riesling (compared to Burgundy- 1.Cru), still very young and somehow unfinished, a whiff of fermentation aromas, stonefruit such as peach and apricot, light bodied, ending mineralic and tasty with a lively acidity, give this Riesling some time to evolve, for the next 5+ years, *(*+)

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• 2016 Kruger-Rumpf Phyllitschiefer Riesling Trocken

  Germany, Nahe

  Entry level Riesling from my farourite region for bonedry Riesling, the soil is a type of hard black slate, very herbal and spicy showing, light bodied with a touch of lemon, ending quite long with still strong acidity, give it some months to get more balanced, for the next 5+ years, *(*-?)

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• 2015 Kruger-Rumpf Dorsheimer Riesling Am Steinbruch 88 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  A VDP- Ortswein dry, entry+ level Riesling from the warm 2015 vintage, balanced showing with ripe yellow fruit underlayed with smoky aromas from the vulcanic soil, tasty rich midpalate, ending spicy and long, very delicious now, can be enjoyed over the next 5 years, **+-*, 86-89+

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• 2016 Kruger-Rumpf Riesling trocken Bingerbrück Abtei Rupertsberg

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  A VDP Erste Lage from a nearly unknown but old northern Nahe vineyard, the most smoky showing of the three tasted Rieslings from K- R, very young, light bodied with depth and some lemon cest, flintstone rules! Ending saline and persistent, give this wine some months to get more balanced, to enjoy over the next 5+ years, *(**)

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• NV CastellRoig Cava Brut Nature

  Spain, Cava

  A Cava blend from grapes of the 2015 vintage, disgorged in april 2017, very young showing, on the nose apples, slightly nutty, tasty and intense on the midpalate, ending quite long, to enjoy now and over the next 3+ years, *-**

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• 2012 CastellRoig Cava Reserva Brut Nature

  Spain, Cava

  A Cava from the 2012 vintage, disgorged in 2016, a champagne- like showing, roasted bread and apples, pears, almonds and hazelnut, some chalky aromas, very rich and elegant, ending fresh, mineralic and persistent, a very good cava, **-***

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