A bit withdrawn nose with citrus zest, white, yellow flowers mixed with a hint of butter and oak. Good acidity for a warm vintage like 2011. Moderate oak, medium length. I really liked the kind of frugality, only the better Chablis could deliver. Well made with still some potential left but its no crime to drink it now.
On the nose you find camomile, camomile tea, other herbs, white stone fruit, a floral component and wet stone. Although we have the warm vintage 2011 the acidity is quite high but I´m missing the last kick. The wine pulls his strengths out of the extract and the herbal minerality. This is an absolutely coherent, quite, settled showing.
Double-blind, I immediately thought this must be a Rheingau Riesling. Especially Schlossberg has a significant unique characteristic on the nose which is hard to describe. A very complex, compact nose with ripe lemon juice, lots of herbs and spices, a hint of ripe butter. The wine opens up after some time in the glass and reveals a exotic side. On the palate this Schlossberg is lean bodied with an wonderful vibrant acidity. The finish is long and spiked with citrus, salt and mineral notes. A stunning Schlossberg which needs another 5-10 years to really show all of his beauty. This could be a successor of the legendary 2005.
The bottle was opened a week before. Open nose with aromas of squished red and blue fruit mixed with spices, sandalwood, a bit of lovage and a good amount of vanilla. Lively acidity (admirable, 2011 was a very warm vintage, especially in the south), the tannins are fully integrated, very round. A well made Lemberger, no doubt.
Out of a reserve the Weingut put out on the market some months ago. Slow, spontaneous fermentation. Long storage on the yeast for over 18 months in wooden barrels without any Battonage. After the filling the bottles were left in the cellar for several years. I brought the wine to the tasting so I know that it has a certain age but all the boys guessed that it must be a much younger wine from a warm vintage. This Auslese has a certain amount of ripeness in form of ripe yellow stone fruit on the nose. The fruit is mixed with a bit of honey and citrus zest in the beginning. But the wine needs time and air. Lots of air. It gets fresher and fresher from minute to minute. You get mint, herbs and some ginger. Round (long time on the yeast) with ripe apple notes, juicy and a bit plump on the palate but also here you need to be patient. The acidity comes through the back door, bringing some herbal minerality and rock flour with it. Also the finish develops its length from minute to minute. A paragon that you need to be patient and give the wine the time it needs. Surely potential left for another decade or more.
2011 Domaine Billaud-Simon Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
A bit withdrawn nose with citrus zest, white, yellow flowers mixed with a hint of butter and oak. Good acidity for a warm vintage like 2011. Moderate oak, medium length. I really liked the kind of frugality, only the better Chablis could deliver. Well made with still some potential left but its no crime to drink it now.
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2011 Martin Müllen Trarbacher Hühnerberg Riesling Spätlese * trocken 92 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
On the nose you find camomile, camomile tea, other herbs, white stone fruit, a floral component and wet stone. Although we have the warm vintage 2011 the acidity is quite high but I´m missing the last kick. The wine pulls his strengths out of the extract and the herbal minerality. This is an absolutely coherent, quite, settled showing.
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2008 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling 94 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Double-blind, I immediately thought this must be a Rheingau Riesling. Especially Schlossberg has a significant unique characteristic on the nose which is hard to describe. A very complex, compact nose with ripe lemon juice, lots of herbs and spices, a hint of ripe butter. The wine opens up after some time in the glass and reveals a exotic side.
On the palate this Schlossberg is lean bodied with an wonderful vibrant acidity. The finish is long and spiked with citrus, salt and mineral notes. A stunning Schlossberg which needs another 5-10 years to really show all of his beauty. This could be a successor of the legendary 2005.
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2011 Weingut Schnaitmann Simonroth Lemberger 90 Points
Germany, Württemberg
The bottle was opened a week before. Open nose with aromas of squished red and blue fruit mixed with spices, sandalwood, a bit of lovage and a good amount of vanilla. Lively acidity (admirable, 2011 was a very warm vintage, especially in the south), the tannins are fully integrated, very round. A well made Lemberger, no doubt.
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2005 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Auslese ** (Green Capsule) 92 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Out of a reserve the Weingut put out on the market some months ago. Slow, spontaneous fermentation. Long storage on the yeast for over 18 months in wooden barrels without any Battonage. After the filling the bottles were left in the cellar for several years.
I brought the wine to the tasting so I know that it has a certain age but all the boys guessed that it must be a much younger wine from a warm vintage. This Auslese has a certain amount of ripeness in form of ripe yellow stone fruit on the nose. The fruit is mixed with a bit of honey and citrus zest in the beginning. But the wine needs time and air. Lots of air. It gets fresher and fresher from minute to minute. You get mint, herbs and some ginger.
Round (long time on the yeast) with ripe apple notes, juicy and a bit plump on the palate but also here you need to be patient. The acidity comes through the back door, bringing some herbal minerality and rock flour with it. Also the finish develops its length from minute to minute.
A paragon that you need to be patient and give the wine the time it needs. Surely potential left for another decade or more.
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