Community Tasting Notes 5

• RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 2, 2019 - Prior bottle was nearly two years ago and the wine remains in a good spot, but has changed a bit from my prior notes. Much more of a white orchard feel on the nose now (as opposed to tropical) along with mineral, citrus and floral qualities. Medium bodied with white peach, pear and white melon upfront, adding a bit of depth and roundness through the middle along with background tropical notes (especially pineapple) that became more noticeable as the wine warmed. Backside shows good acidity and tart citrus notes (lemon and lime). Possibly opened a little cold as I was expecting more tropical notes and more expressiveness, inline with my prior bottle. The flavor profile is still quite enjoyable, but the intensity isn't what it was in prior bottles in either fruit, depth or acidity. Possibly a slight bottle variation issue but regardless, there's still much of interest here.

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• RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 19, 2017 - Prior bottle was just over 14 months ago and this wine continues to show extremely well. White tropical fruit, minerals and floral qualities on the nose. Medium bodied and opened at 46F, warming to 52F. Fruit profile was very similar to the prior bottle with a mix of peach and green melon upfront and then adding white tropical fruit behind (especially pineapple and tangerine). Excellent acidity in the background along with notable grapefruit as well as lemon and lime qualities. As expected, the 2013 seems to be moving more towards the tropical end of the spectrum while the 2012 is more orchard fruit based. However, due to the higher acidity in the 2013 and the way the different fruit notes contrast with each other as well as blend with the acidity, it feels like there may be more complexity in the 2013. Has several years of improvement left and a long life beyond. I'll try and be patient and save my last bottle for Fall 2019 at the earliest.

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• RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 9, 2016 - Green fruit, floral and stone flint/stone qualities on the nose. Medium bodied (8.0% ABV) with very strong and lively acidity. Peach and melon upfront, backed by tropical fruit notes behind (pineapple, orange, passion fruit) but overlaid with vibrant acidity and tart notes of grapefruit, lemon and lime). Wine has plenty of fruit and richness to it and at this very young stage the acidity balances that out and then some. Unsurprisingly similar overall flavor profile to the 2012 version, but the 2013 has more acidity at this stage and I think ultimately, the 2013 will show as more tropical than the 2012. Personally, I like trying a bottle of spatlese young to enjoy how the acidity and the fruit play off each other, all the while knowing the true fruit complexity will come to the fore in another few years.

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• cuffthis Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 7, 2016 - Medium straw in color, this wine reveals focused aromas of passion fruit, lemon curd and graphite on the nose. The mouth feel has subtle sweetness, crisp acidity and pineapple undertones. The finish is vibrant with the bright acidity and tropical fruits in prefect balance. 8% abv.
  
  Purchased for $30US, this is a delicious, complex offering that is just beginning to show at its best.
  
  A Therry Thiese Selection. Imported by Skurnik Wines, New York, NY.

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• gris Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 25, 2016 - What a gorgeous mouth of red ruby grapefruit. Such a gorgeous wine that I have to be careful when to serve it as it can take over the table easily. Plenty of acidity and verve, this was a refreshing as they come.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type White - Off-dry
• Producer Selbach-Oster
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation Spätlese
• Vineyard Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
• Country Germany
• Region Mosel Saar Ruwer
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Code 717215001172

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