1/27/2017 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Fairview Dining Room. While dinner was quite disappointing this bottle kept up its end of the bargain. One of the most beautiful Rieslings ever made and still drinking in a youthful state. Deep gold in color, this wine was filled with exuberant fruit such as apricots, apples and pears. Superb minerality from its terroir and a little horseradish from the botrytis. Plenty of acidity nicely balances this legendary wine. 50+14+14+9+9=96

8/27/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Bolt. Dark amber in color. This bottle is very open but also terribly young. Very high sugar but surprisingly there are some Rangen characteristics showing through. Has a beautiful balance. 50+14+15+9.5+9.5=98

8/27/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Bolt. AP#17-96. Very pale gold. In between young and mature as secondary characteristics are just starting to peek out. Very minerally with the beginnings of burnished fruit. A great wine for an unheralded vintage. No wonder Herr Prum held some back for late release. 50+13+14+9+9=95

8/20/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Anniversary celebration at Fearrington. Light to medium gold in color. Showing more botrytis than Jebsal tonight with strong notes of horseradish, apricots and mirabelles. Great balance. With some time in the glass the Jebsal terroir starts to make itself known. These continue to age at a glacial pace and will be a 100 year wine if we save any for future generations ( I'm doing my part to make sure this doesn't happen! ). 50+14+15+9+9=97

8/20/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Anniversary celebration at Fearrington. Given 3 hours of decanting time and this seemed to be the sweet spot for this bottle. Very dark ruby in the glass. Very balanced between fruit and tannic structure. Notes of dark chocolate, kirsch, sous-bois and Rainier cherries. A very glyceral mouthfeel. Long finish. Incredible! 50+15+15+10+10=100

8/20/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Anniversary celebration at Fearrington. Another spectacular bottle of this gem. Light gold in color. Wax and lanolin on the nose and then lightly sweet on the palate. This wine has a beautiful balance to it in two ways - sweet/acid as well as youthful fruit/secondary characteristics. With time the sweetness came to the fore on the palate and the secondary characteristics on the finish. 50+14+15+9.5+9.5=98

8/19/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Anniversary celebration at Fearrington. Light to medium amber in color. Sweet on the entry followed by great Riesling acidity. Apricots. Peaches. Minerality. Very long on the finish. Still tasting relatively young. 50+13.5+13.5+9+9=95

8/19/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Anniversary celebration at Fearrington. Given 1 hour of decanting time. Dark ruby in the glass. Classic Chave minerality and black olives but still tight despite the decanting time. With time in the glass, this opened up. A great wine that has at least another 10-15 years of great drinking for well stored bottles. 50+13.5+13.5+9+9=95

8/19/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Anniversary celebration at Fearrington. AP#1-92. Medium gold and tasting very similar to a bottle last month. In between youth and maturity with some secondary characteristics starting to show as burnished fruit. Outstanding. 50+14+14+9=9=96

2/1/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Bolt. Similar to previous bottles but somehow elevated to the status of "perfect" on this occasion. Acidity perfectly matched to the sweetness. Even a little of the Jebsal-typical floating fruit sensation starting to pop out on this bottle to give it that little extra something. Amazing with banana bread pudding. 50+15+15+10+10=100

2/1/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Bolt. An ind=credible mix of ripe fruit, wool, lanolin and secondary characteristics. Minerally. Tropical notes of rambutan and pineapple. A subdued sweetness makes this a great dinner wine at this point in it's evolution. Truly a timeless and ageless wine. 50+14+15+9+9.5=97.5

1/1/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Full of Brand minerality. Rich on the nose and then dry on the palate, along the lines of the '94 Windsbuhl Riesling but not quite as rich on the nose so the contrast when hitting the palate isn't quite as pronounced and shocking. Great seafood wine. 50+13+13+9+9=94

12/31/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dark amber in color. One of the most technically complex wines I've ever had as it mixes plenty of Rangen terroir with fruit, spice, sweetness and acidity. As balanced as an elephant successfully walking a tightrope. An amazing wine for the ages. 50+14+15+9.5+9.5=98

12/31/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Very similar to the bottle on 12/20/14 but less mature and evolved. Brilliant fruit and minerality with a terrific acid spine. 50+14+14+9.5+9.5=97

12/30/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Seems to be mature but not at all dried out. Should drink well for another 5-7 years. A very enjoyable wine but although this is made from Chave fruit it would never be confused with a Chave from a taste profile standpoint. 50+12+13+8+8=91

12/29/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

AP#13-02. Many people say that Scheurebe should be drunk young but this has not been my experience with the Scheurebe from Muller Catoir from the HGS era. This spatlese is gorgeous, open and completely full of exuberant life as it enters it's teens. Very tropical with mango, pineapple, papaya & more. A great pleasure today and a great future as well. 50+13+13+9+9=94

12/20/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner with Steve, Barb & Mom for Dena's Birthday at Black House. Red Amber in color. Very Rotenberg with a heavy red clay influence. Light in texture - almost Prum-like. The finish lingers for quite a while. Very good but not on par with previous bottles. 50+12+12+8+8=90

12/20/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner with Steve, Barb & Mom for Dena's Birthday at Black House. #9. Dark purple as expected. No decanting time but it would have benefited from some. Rich but young and somewhat tight. Great purity of fruit. Plenty to enjoy now but a strong future ahead of it. 50+13+13+9+9=94

12/20/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner with Steve, Barb & Mom for Dena's Birthday at Black House. Medium gold in color with a very fine bead. This has always showed well but this was the best bottle yet. Completely open for business with a great depth to the apple & pear fruit. Very tart acidity on the endless finish. A stunning bottle of Champagne! 50+15+15+10+10=100

12/6/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Sushi One. Golden in color, this bottle drank like a masterpiece. A very floral nose dominated by rose buds and honeysuckle. An explosively fruity palate with a very long finish featuring butterscotch and lychees. More round than overtly sweet. Young with a long aging possibility. 50+14+14+9.5+9.5=97

11/27/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Thanksgiving at Mom's house. AP#13-02. Grapefruit dominant upfront with tropical notes. Seems to be in adolescence but is very open at the same time. Lots of life left in this beauty. 50+13+13+8.5+8.5=93

11/27/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Thanksgiving at Mom's house. AP#9-91. Still showing some spritz when poured in the glass! Very Prum with slight SO2 still showing. Great acidity with beautiful fruit to match. Classic Prum riding the tightrope of power & delicacy at the same time. Drinking like a baby. 50+13+13+9+9=94

11/23/2014 - JeffGMorris wrote:

Excessive Truffle dinner at home with Alan & Lehna. Dark amber in color, this bottle was much less impressive than other recent bottles. Very nice to drink none the less even if it came across as a bit cloying. 50+12+12+7.5+7.5=89

11/23/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Excessive Truffle dinner at home with Alan & Lehna. On to the main course featuring the 3oz truffle we recently brought back from Alsace. Dark red in color. Young but open, rich & glyceral - the perfect wine for duck & truffles. Should have a long and great life. 50+14+14+9+9=96

11/23/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Excessive Truffle dinner at home with Alan & Lehna. Orange in color. Rich & fruity flavors of apricots, nectarines and mirabelles. Sweet but not overly so with good acidity. Surprisingly this showed none of the Jebsal typical inner mouth perfume. A great match with the extra aged Gouda we bought at Cezanne in Colmar. 50+13+13+8+8=92

11/22/2014 - JeffGMorris wrote:

Dinner with Steve & Barb at Gravy. This bottle would have definitely benefited from a few hours in a decanter. Very big & brawny with notes of chocolate. 50+12+12+8+8=90

11/22/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner with Steve & Barb at Gravy. Surprisingly no decanting needed as this was rearing to go from the moment the cork was removed. Full bodied with beautiful floral aspects. Extremely fragrant. Long on the finish. 50+13+13+9+9=94

11/22/2014 - JeffGMorris Does not like this wine:

Dinner with Steve & Barb at Gravy. AP#03-06. Green tinged in the glass. Light bodied and a bit thin. Shows some Wurzgarten spice. Short on the finish. Very disappointing. 50+11+11+7+7=86

11/7/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Heron's with Alan & Lehna. From 375ml. Very rich with apricots, mirabelles and so much more. Perfect balance and a very long finish. Very similar to previous bottles. 50+14+15+9.5+9.5=98

11/7/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Heron's with Alan & Lehna. Ruby with some lightening towards the rim. Mature but not one bit tired. Perfumed nose of everything one would expect in a spectacular aged Piedmont wine. Beautiful palate full of cherries, roses, tar and licorice. Full bodied with a very long finish and fully resolved tannins. This bottle is well worthy of my first perfect score for a red wine. 50+15+15+10+10=100

11/7/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Heron's with Alan & Lehna. Medium yellow in color, this was not the best showing this wine has had by any means. Mostly showing the wool/lanolin side of Chenin Blanc and some adolescence. Dena is very annoyed by a slight metallic taste on the finish and I have to agree that something is not quite right compared to other bottles but that it is still a beauty despite the noted flaws. Bottle variation after 55 years...very understandable. 50+13+13+8+8=92

10/24/2014 - JeffGMorris wrote:

Dinner at David Rayer's house. Orange in color. Very spicy palate with the Herrenweg typicity of some roughness. Roses. Very rich & sweet but well balanced with acidity. Extremely young but drinking well. Give this 20 years. 50+14+14+9+9=96

10/24/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at David Rayer's house. Dark yellow. Full of spice and minerality. Wonderful acidity. Lots of similarities to aged Gewurz including the slightly rough edges. David says Gruner gains this with age like Gewurz. 50+13+13+8+8=92

10/24/2014 - JeffGMorris wrote:

Dinner at David Rayer's house. I was shocked when this wine was revealed from it's blind tasting mode. So different and inferior to the '96. Not a bad wine but its hard to see the lineage from this to the brilliant '96. Light gold in color and yeasty. Very acidic and lacking depth and refinement. 50+12+12+8+8=90

10/24/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at David Rayer's house. My first Ledru and boy was it a pleasure. Lots of minerality and a good dose of strawberries. Very young but loads of potential. 50+13+13+8.5+8.5=93

10/24/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at David Rayer's house. AP#13-96. Light gold in color, this wine had a beautiful nose of early secondary development. Loads of minerality. Sinmilar in taste to the Christoffel Jr. wines which is what I guessed as all the wines were served blind tonight. 50+14+14+9+9=96

10/17/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Ceremonie des Fromages at Bernard Antony. Jean-Francois was surprised to see us order the VT to go with the latter half of the cheeses but discussion led to agreement that it actually made for a great pairing to many of the world class cheeses we were served. Bright gold in the glass. This bottle was showing the Rangen typicity but also loads of yellow/orange fruits - peaches, fresh apricots, mirabelles and oranges. Powerful yet delicate at the same time, a trick usually reserved for the best Rieslings. Excellent acidity washes away the acidity on a very long and expansive finish. Tasting quite young on this occasion. 50+14+14+9.5+9.5=97

10/17/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Ceremonie des Fromages at Bernard Antony. Dark gold in color and showing impeccable storage like all bottles at this cheese palace! All Rangen, as usual, with the almost "Liqueur de Rangen" that is so typical of this '89. Lots of minerality and peatiness. Lomg & dry on the finish. A classic wine with the early cheese courses. 50+13+14+9+9=95

12/26/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Drinking very well tonight out of Riedel Riesling glasses. Lovely strawberry filled nose and palate. Medium plus length finish. 50+13+12+8+8=91

12/25/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

From 375ml. Opened at the request of a friend who asked me for an opinion on whether to open one of his last bottles now or hold. I'm not sure I have an answer as I'd say get enough to do both! Definitely the next coming of the 1994, this is starting to shed some of its baby fat and show itself. While still primary in many ways this is beginning to show its own character. While the 1994 changes to dry on the palate entry, this wine hits the front of the palate still sweet and then quickly changes to dry in the mouth. A fascinating wine that will be a pleasure to watch over the next 2 decades. 50+14+14+9+9=96

12/24/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Like a bottle a week before, this was stunningly good. Loaded with savory flavors of brioche and some shellfish. Nice acidity. Very long finish. 50+14+15+10+9=98

12/23/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner with Mom at The George, Wilmington, NC. Amber in color and playing its usual game with a rich nose that makes this appear to be a sweet wine and the palate is bone dry. With a finish that lasts forever. Very similar to previous notes. 10-15 more years of fine drinking. 50+14+14+9+9=96

12/22/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

AP#14-96. Dinner with Mom at MJ's, New Bern, NC. Still showing some slight shades of green and even a tiny amount of Prum spritz. Light & delicate with apples and tons of minerality. Drinking on the upside of the curve close to peak but this is going nowhere fast. Without the intensity of a tremendous vintage like 2001 but really a wonderful wine. 50+13+13+8+9=93

12/20/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

AP#13-92. From 375ml. Dinner at Bida Manda with Mom for Dena's birthday. Not much to say different from my previous note other than to say this was missing just the slightest bit of acidity to earn the elusive perfect score. It's splitting hairs really as this rarity was incredibly delicious. 50+15+15+10+9=99

12/20/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Bida Manda with Mom for Dena's birthday. Showing the strength of the vintage and the smokiness of the soil. A great match for the sweet/spicy Laotian food. Very long finish. At peak and will be for another 10+ years. 50+13+13+9+9=94

12/19/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Still dark in color with no signs of age based on color. Beautifully smooth but still with a nice tannic grip as well. Dark cherries dominate the flavor profile along with chocolate and the finish was nearly endless. Seems to be at peak but with a long window of fine drinking still ahead of it. A classic! 50+13+14+9+9.5=95.5

12/18/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Beautiful gold color and proof positive that the off bottle a few months back was just that, an off bottle. A wine of vintage above varietal or vineyard ( to some extent on the vine,yard ). The great '89 power, length of finish and spiciness are out in spades. Great wine in the prime of its life. 50+13+14+9+9=95

11/6/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Dinner at Bonefish. Dark colored like usual. No surprise that the Rangen peaty and earthy notes dominates but the sweetness of a VT is also there but is buttressed by excellent acidity. A great wine as always. 50+14+14+9.5+9.5= 97

9/24/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Medium to dark amber in the glass, basically how it's been since bottling. The nose jumps out of the glass with a great exuberance, ripe apricots, pineapple, lychee, raisins - all with keeping its peaty Rangen roots. Nicely sweet but plenty of acidity to wash it off the palate and then leave a very long glow of a finish. Still drinking quite young. 50+15+15+10+10=100

6/19/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine:

Incredibly dark orange in color, I had been dreaming of having this wine again since I had it in 2007, my only bottle at the time. When some became available in 2014 I jumped on it and this is the first to be opened. Concerned that it could not live up to my memories, this quickly changed. Beyond exuberant on the nose with peaches and rainier cherries giving way on the palate to Gewurz typical spices that linger forever on the finish. Rich and concentrated and loaded with very clean botrytis. It's tough to find a flaw in this wine. Boy would it be great with dessert at Thanksgiving! 50+15+15+10+10=100