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Manage Subscriptions2010 Van Volxem Scharzhofberger Riesling Großes Gewächs
Riesling
- Germany
- Mosel Saar Ruwer
Community Tasting Notes 6
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Rob Hansult Likes this wine: 94 points
September 17, 2014 - Nose > Big, round, gently taut. Tart-apricot, creamy nectarine, with a drizzle of mineralized lime-oil.
Palate > Big, broad, full bodied, with power, drive & elegance.
Tart-apricot, nectarine, lime-flesh, Bosc pear skin, anise, red cherry & plum.
Great length & intensity.
The combination of intensity, length & elegance is WOWing.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Eric Guido Likes this wine: 94 points
September 17, 2014 - The nose showed ripe peach, grapefruit, sweet spice, wax, and yellow florals in an airy yet gorgeously ripe expression. On the palate it played a sweet and sour act with grapefruit, grapefruit and more grapefruit, mineral stone and lemon pith with rich textures balanced by piercing acidity. The finish seemed to create a vacuum of flavor, which suddenly exploded into a rush of tropical fruits, spice and sweet inner floral notes. In a word, WOW!
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Mlermontov wrote: 92 points
September 17, 2014 - Riesling and Barbera: touch of bitterness from the long skin contact. peaches and apples, long finish. big but bracing. for me - i would like some more cream with those peaches. :)
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Rob Hansult Likes this wine: 94 points
May 31, 2012 - Medium yellow. Slightly paler than the Alte Reben; slightly deeper than the "P".
Huge, pungent, stony, mineral-infused nose. Amazingly aromatic.
Really an outrageously powerful, intense nose.
Lime/lime-oil, yellow pit fruit, pineapple, quince, lemon custard & blood orange. Tart-apricot, white-peach, stony citrus-zest, lime-flesh & nectarine.
Slatey & rich, & both richly oily, & fresh. Starfruit, grapefruit, blackcurrant, Morello-cherry, & licorice.
Some skin-contact, & very light, subtle hint of fuder.
Complex, powerful, intense, Wow nose.
Palate > Big, seriously stony bitter lime, pineapple, blood-orange, cherry-stone & quince. Quite dry tasting - seems just off-dry. Stony, slatey powdered minerals infusing every corner of your mouth.
Steely, tight, pungent, & at the same time fat & oily.
Palate is both soft & very firm & stony, also showing a hint of fuder.
Finish is long, stone & mineral-infused key-lime, & lime-oil. Sappy & clean with lime-flesh, & citus-zest.
Extended Scarzhofberger/Van Volxem perfume on the aftertaste, & almost as intense finish.
A borderline Wow! wine.
More power than finesse, but no lack of the latter (94+)1 person found this helpful Comment -
Stefanos T. wrote: 95 points
September 25, 2011 - Round with amazing concentration, floral and spicy. 12g sugar.
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By Jean Fisch and David Rayer
Vintage Report 2010, Review by Estate - Part II, Issue #17, 10/1/2011 (link)(Van Volxem Scharzhofberger Riesling) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type White
- Producer Van Volxem
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Großes Gewächs
- Vineyard Scharzhofberger
- Country Germany
- Region Mosel Saar Ruwer
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Code 4022434410237
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- In Cellars 23 (61%)
- Consumed 15 (39%)
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