May 5, 2022 - Not showing the freshness or pop of past bottles. Maturing without adding complexity. It’s still a nice drink but I would recommend drinking soon. (88)
February 13, 2019 - More mineral than the 2011, but lighter, more pineapple and grapefruit pith. deep citrus notes. especially toward the finish. Quite nice indeed and with a youthful grace.
July 8, 2018 - Second Sunday Group: Finger Lakes Riesling (Mike & Judi's): Double blind. Another that is quite subtle and shy at first- apple/orchard fruit notes. White fruit on the palate with nice underlying acidity. picks up a nice floral undertone in the bouquet. Plenty to like here.
My #4, Domino's #5
Group #5, 55 pts
November 16, 2017 - from boundary breaks:
#239 is dry. 2014 vintage named to wine enthusiast's list of top 100 wines in the world. Made with very ripe fruit which are then fermented to a dry style.
October 12, 2017 - Really tasty stuff;
August 20, 2017 - Third bottle, last was 5/15/2017 and first was 6/25/2016.
Same notes but it seems to not have much of a finish.
Not sure if that is because it is approaching three years (downhill) or we just dud not notice it before.
Still decent for the $$$.
Would drink this year, don't hold.
July 11, 2017 - PKBowen's note echoes my experience. A bit of rich pear, apple, and petrol aromas, with the body and ABV of the wine largely outweighing its acidity. Some chalk and lime flavors, but mostly peach, apple, and other tree fruits. Outclassed by a 2015 St Urbanshof Kabinett--which felt much, much lighter on its feet, even with its obvious RS.
June 4, 2017 - American Rieslings: Bright aromatic display of chalk, lime zest and lemon curd. Crisp and zesty with a salty, oceanic aesthetic. Limes, peach, chalk dust, pure and vibrant with a long, nervy finish.
May 29, 2017 - PnP at cellar temperature, paired with chevre. Dominated by petrol, tennis ball, and "new sneaker smell" on the nose, but also shows some apple juice and pear qualities. Apple juice and lemon drop flavors on the palate. Unfortunately there is little structure left in the way of acid and, even though this is the "dry" offering, there is definitely some RS here. We'd guess around 1-2%.
Tough to say if this was picked too ripe and had too little acid to start, or if the acid has dropped off with bottle age. Either way, it left this example seeming past-peak...start popping corks! "Good-to-very good," 85/100.
May 17, 2017 - 6/25/16 notes still stand, second bottle.