10 years after Riesling tasting - 2008 - Part II

• 2008 Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese (White Capsule) 91 Points

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. On the palate dry(ish), nice, sweet yellow fruit, fine elegant mineral notes, some slight notes of maturity, good balance. Lacks a bit of tension on the palate, but is very long and lingering. Potential for at least 5+ years. 91-92

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• 2008 Van Volxem Scharzhofberger Riesling Pergentsknopp 89 Points

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. On the palate very soft, round and balanced, not really dry, lacks a bit of tension, good mineral core. Seems very young. Potential: 5+ years. 89-90

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• 2008 Emrich-Schönleber Halenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 95 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. Clean, medium intense nose with beautiful aromas of yellow fruit, mineral notes and herbs. Deep and complex.
  Dry. Lots of tension and pressure on the palate. Medium+ acidity. Lots of warm, yellow fruit, some extract sweetness, beautiful mineral core. Juicy. Lots of grip and extract, great texture. Still very young with great potential. 94-95+

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• 2008 Dönnhoff Hermannshöhle Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. Nose quite locked and muted. On the palate medium acidity, some petrol, orange zests, bitter orange, ripe yellow fruit, some mineral notes. Lacks a bit of tension and seems to be quite developed. Surprised to see that this is the Herrmannshöhle. Not the best bottle I had so far. 91-92

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What a beautiful flight and great to see, that the village wine can age almost as good as the Grand Cru!

• 2008 Wittmann Westhofener Morstein Riesling Großes Gewächs 94 Points

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. Clean, medium intense nose with great tension, some yellow fruit and mineral notes.
  Dry, high, racy acidity. Lots of chalky mineral notes, some orange zests, few fruit. Great tension, grip energy and extract! Very focused and precise! Maybe a bit sharp due to the alcohol. Very young and with a great potential for the next 5+ years. 93-94++

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• 2008 Wittmann Westhofener Riesling Trocken 91 Points

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, golden yellow color. Dry, but a bit sweeter than the Morstein. Medium+ acidity. Ripe yellow fruit, fine mineral notes. Not as focused and energetic as the Morstein, a bit riper and broader, but with a medium+ length and still some potential left. I was very positively surprised to see this is the “village” from Wittmann. 91, very good PQR

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• 2008 Koehler-Ruprecht Kallstadter Saumagen Riesling Auslese trocken "R" 93 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. Clean, medium intense and complex nose with herbs (parsley), tobacco and exotic fruit.
  Bone dry. Lots of extract. Tobacco, vanilla, beautiful mineral core. Seems quite soft on the palate, but with great tension and balance. Very young. Good potential for the next decade. 93+

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• 2008 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling 91 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, amber golden color. Clean, medium intense nose with some petrol, ripe fruit and cotton candy. Not as dry as the other wines before. Medium+ acidity. Some caramel, ripe, candied fruit. Good tension. This bottle has no potential for further development. 91-92

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Unfortunately the Schlossberg was not optimal. Nevertheless a great flight!

• 2008 Weingut Keller Abts E®.de Riesling Großes Gewächs 94 Points

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, golden yellow color. Clean, medium intense notes, very compact, driven by chalky mineral notes, herbs and vegetables.
  Bone dry. High, well integrated acidity. Orange zests and bitter orange, green stems, chalky mineral notes. Great tension. Juicy. Long. Still young with potential for further development. 93-94+

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• 2008 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling Flawed

  Germany, Rheingau

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, golden color. Not officially rated, because I think this was an off bottle with a very slight cork or other issue.
  Very lean, some yellow fruit, great tension and pressure on the palate, vibrant energy. Unfortunately also some TCA??? (92-93)

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Rebholz is usually under my Radar. This will change :)

• 2008 Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz Birkweiler Kastanienbusch Riesling Großes Gewächs 94 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, golden yellow color. Clean, medium intense nose with very fine yellow fruit.
  On the palate dry, lots of passion fruit and other exotic fruit, mixed with fine mineral notes. Lots of pressure and tension, great length. Very joyful to drink now, but it has still potential for further development. What a beautiful surprise it was to see that this is Kastanienbusch! 94+

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• 2008 Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein Ganz Horn Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, golden amber color. Nose a bit muted with fine and chiseled fruit and herbs.
  On the palate a bit broader than the Kastanienbusch. Also with lots of ripe fruit (passion fruit), quite juicy and with a beautiful length. Does not have the tension and complexity of the Kastanienbusch and I guess it has reached its full peak now. 92

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• 2008 Kühling-Gillot Nackenheimer Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, golden yellow color. Clean, medium+ intense and complex nose with ripe, zesty fruit, vanilla. Very balanced and harmonic.
  Dry, lots of ripe fruit (Apricot), orange zests, some extract sweetness and a bit broader. Good mineral core and texture Also good pressure and tension on the palate. Medium+ length. Drink within the next 3-5 years. 92-93

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• 2008 Weingut Keller Hubacker Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, golden color. Clean nose with some ripe yellow stone fruit.
  Dry, medium+/high acidity, perfectly integrated. Chalky mineral notes combined with some green notes from stems. Very lean and precise, wonderful length. Not fully developed, give it another 5+ years. 93

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I was really suprised by the good performance of Weil!

• 2008 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Trocken Erstes Gewächs 92 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color.
  Dry, ripe medium acidity, beautiful clear yellow fruit and some vanilla, mixed with a lovely mineral core. Great tension on the palate. Very long. Seems very young. 92-93

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• 2008 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. Clean, medium intense, compact and dense nose with some petrol, lots of mineral notes.
  Bone dry, very fresh a bit lean with few yellow and green fruit. Driven by extract and mineral notes. Great balance and tension. Very young! Give it 5+ years. 93-94

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The Dellchen turns more and more into one of my favorite wines!

• 2008 Dönnhoff Dellchen Riesling Großes Gewächs 94 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. Nose quite muted and compact, driven by mineral notes.
  Dry, high, ripe acidity. Very lean, precise and focused. Very elegant and balanced with lots of grip. It rests in itself and has a very bright future. One of the biggest surprises of the evening for me! 94++

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• 2008 Reichsrat Von Buhl Forster Pechstein Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. Clean nose, open. Dry. Ripe yellow fruit with fine rock flour and zests. Nice tension, good length. Potential for another 5+ years. 92-93

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I did Christmann wrong! The Idig was really good and did not need to hide!

• 2008 Georg Breuer Rauenthaler Nonnenberg Riesling 93 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, pale golden color. Clean, muted nose with some petrol and lychee.
  Bone dry, lean, ripe green apple, fine mineral core. Juicy. Wonderful length and potential for further improvement for another decade. 93

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• 2008 A. Christmann Konigsbacher Idig Riesling Großes Gewächs 94 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Glass: Gabriel Universal Standard
  *** All wines tasted blind, bottles opened a few hours before serving, served decanted ***
  Clear, golden color. Clean nose, medium intense with lots of herbs and floral notes. Quite the opposite of the Nonnenberg: Ripe yellow fruit, lots of pressure and tension, very elegant and balanced. Very long and also very young. 93-94

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What a wonderful evening full of great Rieslings on a very high and constant level! Thanks to Christian and Phillip for the invitation and organization!!!