A great find at a local retailer this weekend. The nose was huge and wonderful. A bit reserved rather than forward on the palate, with pineapple, nuttiness, and some wood. Really nice. Short to medium finish. Still youthful, this is wonderful to drink now, but should hold as well. Overall, a great drink, ready now, that we would love to try again.

First in a trio of 2003 Rieslings, this was ready to rock and roll. Very forward and accessable now, so if you're looking for an 03 for current consumption, this fits the bill. Less developed and simpler than the next two, but very enjoyable.

Second in our trio of 03's, this was less appealing on the nose, actually quite gasoline for such a young Riesling. But wow, what a great drink. More focused and clearly more classy than the Messmer, this will be a great wine to hold but also drinks wonderfully now.

And the hits just keep on coming. The third in our 2003 trio, this was the best. Like the Weingart, the nose was less appealing, but this was really fabulous. A fun tasting of some accessable 03's. This will get me out to purchase and cellar this vintage.

Also found this at a local retailer this weekend for a good price, and they claimed to have had it in the cellar since release. Started out great, with a really strong and good RSV nose. But in the mouth this was flat and the fruit was underwhelming. There didn't seem to be any off taste, and the small amount of fruit you could get out of it was good, so we think the bottle was stored properly, but there was just nothing to get excited about. A disappointment versus any reasonable expectations.

No notes taken, but from memory less focused than expected, although enjoyable.

A pleasant surprise, this wine had great structure to go along with it vibrant, spice, berry fruit. Liked it.

Rather fat and unfocused, but still very alive.