June 17, 2023 - Retail $75. Under cork. I bought these an astonishing 15 years ago (almost) from an online auction house and this is the first bottle I have cracked. Should I have popped this a decade ago? Likely. Maybe a handful of years ago? Certainly. Yesterday? Yes! Today? Clearly this wine has been affected by the evil demon of oxygen. But. It does not have an (overly) oxidative nose or palate. Sure, there is caramel and a nutty aspect (OK, maybe a touch oxidized), but there is still some fruit, a touch of sweetness, and an astounding acidity. Look. My wife won't like this wine, neither will any of my relatives from across the Midwest, but it is extremely tasty, with a decidedly dessert wine kind of vibe.
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August 21, 2022 - Colour brown but not oxidized. Never have drank a white wine this dark and still not oxidized. Such a treat to have tried this. The fruit is still present and complexity is on another level. Very long aftertatste
November 12, 2021 - Deep golden hue. Fantastic aged sweet honey, apricot nose and just the faintest hint of sweetness in the mouth. At peak. Highly enjoyable with Peking duck at QJD.
May 2, 2018 - Pretty apparent from the popping of the cork that this is oxidized and shot - at least I got to experience the other bottles while they were still in decent shape.
I love Weinbach and they can be transcendent in youth but I’ve had too many bad experiences with older bottles (mostly Riesling and Pinot Gris, the Gewurtz seems to age better) to ever age one again. It leaves me wondering what exactly they’re doing differently in the cellar than Trimbach and Zind-Himbrecht, both of which seem to age effortlessly.
December 1, 2017 - This bottle was delicious and very idiosyncratic. The botrytis, the bottle age, and the acidity are combining into a very interesting whole...I guess they picked at varying levels of ripeness so there is a zingy component that offsets the spicy, rich, botrytised fruit. I know I’ve had varying opinions about this wine before but I’m loving it now as some of the previously gawky components knit together a bit.
June 16, 2016 - Alsace Riesling magic. Lat bottle
January 26, 2016 - As the last reviewer noted...honeyed caramel with good acidity and a lot of aromatic complexity. This bottle was really drinking well and probably at peak, and will require a strong cheese course or spicy food to show best.
November 7, 2015 - A private dinner (at home): Rich, honeyed, earthy, very elegant hint of caramel, impressive but also a bit soft and monolithic and not necessarily a very typical Riesling. Yellow apple on the palate and a lightly burnt quality on the finish. Reminds me a bit of Künstler's Hochheimer Hölle Goldkapsel 2002. Puts power above precision and finesse. Should really have been enjoyed in the first decade of its life.
October 27, 2015 - Souper Pango à Montréal (Restaurant Tandem): Un nez parfumé, un tapis de fleurs blanches. La bouche me parait mince à la première gorgée, erreur! C'est un magnifique vin très subtil, aérien, d'une finesse impressionnante, un certain moelleux, belle acidité, finale saline, c'est délicieux et long. 92-93 pts
September 18, 2015 - Engagement celebration at Actinolite.
Yellow colour. Intense nose of honey and apricot, with spice and white flowers. Off dry, spicy, creamy, lanolin and wax, medium body, balanced, long finish. Outstanding.
Sweeter and much more mature than I recall from previous bottle.