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White - Off-dry
2005 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese
Riesling
- Germany
- Mosel Saar Ruwer
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Community Tasting Notes 51
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NY Wino Likes this wine: 92 points
February 17, 2024 - Deep yellow color, tropical fruit nose, lots of fruit and excellent acidity with a long, delicious finish
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BillBell73 Likes this wine:
September 20, 2023 - Nose of fruit cocktail, lime and mint. Viscous, sweet, and leaning more towards an auslese in ripeness, but absolutely delicious and alluring.
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dbkitc wrote: 97 points
September 2, 2023 - So, I always associate Zilliken with excellent wine, yet every time I drink a mature example I am blown away. This is not excellent it’s truly exciting. At top peak. Balance, depth, purity and length in spades. Magic, airy and contemplative. Too bad I only have one bottle remaining. (97)
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24changer wrote: flawed
January 9, 2023 - Bad cork, I was looking forward to tasting.
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BordeauxNut Likes this wine: 94 points
September 30, 2022 - Lemon, cream, honey, pear, crisp apple, light petrol, rich and lithe at the same time. So very tasty. Nice balance of sweet and sour. Worth the wait and certainly upside from here if, as you would expect, more complexity comes with a few more years. Finish is spectacular. No rush here. An absolutely beautiful, somewhat unexpected surprise.
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Add a Pro ReviewMosel Fine Wines
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By Jean Fisch and David Rayer
Maturing Mosel: 10 years after retrospective of 2005, Issue #27, 3/1/2015 (link)(Geltz-Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Joel B. Payne
January/February 2007, IWC Issue #130 (link)(Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spatlese) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/24/2006 (link)(Zilliken, Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese Mosel-Saar-Ruwer White) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
3/24/2007 (link)(Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Spatlese) The perfect Saar Spatlese. That is all you need to know. This wine is just so silky with that beautiful tension between sweet and sour. Impressive concentration and a haunting texture. Just so darn impressive you cannot beleive it. Amazing length.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type White - Off-dry
- Producer Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz)
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Spätlese
- Vineyard Saarburger Rausch
- Country Germany
- Region Mosel Saar Ruwer
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 13 (2%)
- In Cellars 349 (58%)
- Consumed 239 (40%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyRiesling
- DesignationSpätlese
- VineyardSaarburger Rausch
- CountryGermany
- RegionMosel Saar Ruwer
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