Vlet Hamburg
Tasted Tuesday, April 17, 2018 by octopussy with 419 views
Notes from the 2nd edition of Riesling Swag held on 14 April 2018 at Restaurant Vlet in Hamburg. Most wines were only briefly tasted.
Great apéritif - Ultimately, the 1983 Auslese trocken was the better wine, but the 1995 Kabinett trocken was more Grünhaus typical in my view.
Loved both wines, but especially the Große Eule. A very light rendition of a GG style dry Riesling.
Very interesting mini-vertical of this wine. The 2004 was the stand-out. Looks like the wine needs some time in bottle to really shine.
A somewhat bad bottle of 2006 Uhlen Roth-Lay, quite disappointing. The Zimmerling was surprisingly good then.
A corked bottle of 2000 made the mini-vertical impossible. The 2002 was nice, maybe not the last word in refinement and complexity, but really good.
A dream flight, three wines of totally different character and style. The Zind-Humbrecht was quite rich and broad - oldschool Alsace style, but its minerality was otherworldly. Great bottle of 2001 Breuer Schlossberg - as subtle as it often is. The Nikolaihof was outstanding as well - a really unique wine.
Loved the Bürklin-Wolf, in the perfect drinking window. 1999 is legendary at B-W. The Prager was good, too, but still seemed at least five years too young.
Quite sour Prüm (despite the wonderful Middle-Mosel nose) and somewhat mild Stierschneider. More interesting than really outstandingly great.
Some bad luck with these bottles, also some rather mediocre wines, but also some standouts. Loved the three Prüms, the Weiser-Künstler and the Egon Müller.
The two Weiser-Künstler BAs were magical, the 2005 was beyond magic.
Would have loved to have more time with the Immich-Batterieberg and its 1989 counterpart on the side of it.
1983 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Auslese trocken 90 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Magnum. Medium yellow colour. The nose is a bit waxy with bee pollen, yellow flowers, some honey and also some citrus fruit (lime and lemon) as well as hints of green spring herbs. In the mouth, it's quite "lean and mean", quite acidic, a bit simple and rustic in texture, but with impressive lightness and airiness. Drinks well and has kept incredibly well.
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1995 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett trocken 88 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Magnum. Light to medium yellow colour. Very Grünhaus style nose with kaffir lime leaves, lemon balm, fresh mint and also hints of white currant. In the mouth, it's light, but quite well balanced with fresh, but not racy acidity, the style is quite clear and precise. Decent length. Good.
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