5/20/2024 - Putnam Weekley Likes this wine: 93 points

Pride & Scheu (Klaus Peter meet Hans Günter): 8.5% abv. AP 09. 50°F/10°C.
EYE: in 928 days this has gained just a bit of green and bright sand color.
NOSE: the riot of stimulation is now winched and felted into something more coherent. Sliced serranos retreat into shadows of citron. Lemon-lime excavates shaded flowers. It presents elegantly in evening attire.
MOUTH: I find more poise of character here, too. The usual markers of acid, sugar, body, and so forth, are inadequate terms for defining its features. It's not exactly dry, but it can certainly play the part. Acidity isn't glaring; it hisses sharply, below grade, in stone structure that supports the flavor event. In development, a drink methodically gathers savage aromatics—peppermint, saltmarsh, lemon, matcha.
TIME/KINESIS: it clearly gains expression. The finish firms up, leaving a reliable, iron-rich quarried grip. The plumbing and drapes show exotic moments of spiced mandarin, rhubarb, and juniper in heavy perfume. It never relinquishes dry focus. It was 92 in the first 30 minutes, now after an hour, an emphatic 93. I'll set it aside for updates tomorrow.

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