Crystalline purity; rocky minerals; orange marmalade and orange juice. Light and lacy texture. Very good right now, if the waxy texture that can comes with age appears with the other elements could end up being pretty great.
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Nose: Extremely fresh and bright. The expected varietal character of stone fruit and citrus as well as honey and faint mineral savoriness, but it's hard to pinpoint any one thing. Just the smallest hint of petrol. The overall impression is energetic.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and rounded.
Palate: At first, the honeyed-apple sweetness dominates. Then the lemony citric tartness comes through to lighten it up, leading to a sweet-tart finish with a dash of mineral and decent length.
A bit disappointing, to be honest. It's clean and delicious, so no problem there, but it feels pretty simple and earthbound for a Spatlese from this estate. Could use more acid as the balance definitely leans toward the sweet.
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-- cracked and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over a few hours -- -- AP #: … 010 11 --
NOSE: fairly expressive; light to medium-light petrol note; melon/pear/apple mélange; simple.
BODY: white peach color; medium-full to full bodied; no spritz
TASTE: on the sweeter side for a Spatlese; 7.5% alc. not noticeable; pretty simple; tastes like a typical rich, fruity, Rheingau Riesling; a bit tangy; good acidity --- more than usual for this bottling; light to moderate mineral on the finish; very good – almost excellent – but lacking a “wow factor.”
B: 50, 5, 11, 16, 7 = 89
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Intensely acidic, like biting into a sour apple followed by a bite of lime. For a spatlese, I expected riper flavors. Instead, the extreme acidity overshadows the fruit and slate. It does seem like a young wine with many years ahead of it.
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Smell: Yellow and green apples, lemon, mint and mango. Taste: As it smells and with body, sweet-sour and pleasant accidity balance. Good lenght. Round and fine like I know from Leitz dry wines. I do not give points as I have no experience with spätlese, but probably between 88-92. Drank it to an asian buffet - which was a good match.
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WXTP Tasting IV - 2010 and 2011 German QbA Rieslings (Brad's Place): The last wine in the tasting, and fittingly one of the best. I thought this was quite lovely. Perhaps lacking in some complexity, but it was such a pleasure to drink. This had a really nice nose, with smells of sweet stone fruit, spice, mineral and flowers - all so pretty. After that, the palate was actually surprisingly subtle and superbly controlled, with well-integrated acidity woven into gently mouthwatering notes of white peach, nectarine and a slightly brighter crunch of green apples. Just lovely balance here, with each juicy sip calling out for another. It had a quietly length finish too, gliding away with a last kiss of green apples and the slightest touches of lemon zest and mineral. This was really inviting. Still very young - it could last for years more - a bit simple maybe, but it is already drinking wonderfully
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Unscrewed and poured. Color straw. Nose with telltale Leitz minerality supporting apple citrus and white peach. Swishing shows prominent RS but on the finish the acid wins out. Sipping shows more RS and the wine seems flabby. Surprising for the vintage that struggled with acid. Served chilled this was all RS, and structure became more noticeable with warming. Ok but will stick with the more structured offerings
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Good fruit, acidity, balance. Very nice stuff, as usual, but (surprisingly, especially for a '10) not as typical, attractive, or intense as the '09, '08, '07, '05, '04, or '03. I'm aware of the (potential) problems with the vintage, but the med/low intensity of flavor/fruit is a little bit of a head-scratcher. Just not up to usual standards for this bottling that has long been a favorite. (89+)
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Apple, lime and floral nose. Tart apple flavor with a bit of lime and a touch of dried flower on the finish. Good balance between the Spätlese sweetness and acidity. Nice complexity.
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Peach and lime, and slate, I didn't feel the stuffing of a great spatlese, but there was plenty of delicious, acid-driven fruit, all to easy to gulp. I suppose it could age but it feels like one for now--1st decade.
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Nice yellow color. Great nose of peach and lime. rich mouthfeel with fruit. Nice zest to the finish. Lovely finish. I liked this wine a lot. Wish I had more bottles to drink! It was really delicious. And an amazing value!
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Stony, slaty, aromas of citrus, grapefruit, pears, honeysuckle, and petrol. On the fuller side of mid-bodied. Great depth and perfect balance between sweetness and lip-smacking acidity. Honeyed notes of clementine oranges, limes, stonefruit, green apples, wet rocks, and keen limestone minerality. The citrus finish is zesty, minerally, and long, evoking hints of Squirt soda pop. Lively, nervy, refreshing, and coquettish. Excellent.
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Medium yellow color. Terrific nose of apricot and ripe peach, along with slate. In the mouth, rich but vibrant, with strong fruit but also strong acidity. The wine coats the palate beautifully, lightly viscous, and retains zesty tang and acidity throughout. A-
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Key lime nose, unbelievably great mouthwatering acidity, profoundly quaffable. I don't remember finishing a glass so fast - like lemonade on a hot summer day. Sour quince and starfuit showing up, along with that talcy chalky slatey thing, tons of brown baking spices like walking into a bakery, and great mouthfeel and length. This seems like it might be starting to go into a bit of a shell, doesn't seem like much of an ager, but it is AMAZING now. Back up the truck. How many bottles can I drink in the next year before this hibernates, fades or imbalances? I don't know but I'm going to find out! 91pts pure quality, 94pts personal pleasure.
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My first foray into the 2010 German vintage - and I can smell the acidity, along with salt, talc and underripe lemon. Superb mouthfeel, with somewhat subdued flavors of lychee and baked starfruit (with brown baking spices) pie. Blazing, but not searing, mouthwatering acidity. Gaining in depth and fruit presence as this warms. Certainly on the drier end of the spectrum for a Spatlese (SOS 2 on the Theise scale) and it finishes quite long. I'm an acid freak, so I love this and what wines like this can do for food.
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Very pale yellow color. Vibrant citrus notes on the nose and palate. Beautiful acidity that cuts through the sugar and makes this clean and refreshing. Lacking in complexity, but a very nice, simple, quaffer. Very well balanced and a great QPR. More on the Kabinett side of sweet than Spatlese.
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Birthday Dinner at Eleven Madison Park: A nose of juicy apple and lime is very playful and fun. The palate has that juicy, ripe, almost candied apple flavor up front that makes it fun for everyone, turning more serious on the mid palate through finish with a laser beam of acidity that will make your mouth pucker. Very true to the vintage... if you like your acids searingly high, this is your wine.
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German, Mostly 2010 (K&L Wines, San Francisco): Lime nose. Rich entry and spicy, but tremendous minerality and acidity cut through the sweetness. My clear favorite of the tasting and great value at $21.
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12/7/2020 - darren81 Likes this wine:
8/10 - No formal tasting note. Nothing impressive, but decent for the price
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7/17/2020 - bhouk wrote:
Crystalline purity; rocky minerals; orange marmalade and orange juice. Light and lacy texture. Very good right now, if the waxy texture that can comes with age appears with the other elements could end up being pretty great.
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8/3/2014 - Ricardohd Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very pure and fruity. Primary fruit. Lovely refreshing wine. Good value.
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2/4/2014 - JVG wrote: 88 Points
Color: Straw yellow.
Nose: Extremely fresh and bright. The expected varietal character of stone fruit and citrus as well as honey and faint mineral savoriness, but it's hard to pinpoint any one thing. Just the smallest hint of petrol. The overall impression is energetic.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied and rounded.
Palate: At first, the honeyed-apple sweetness dominates. Then the lemony citric tartness comes through to lighten it up, leading to a sweet-tart finish with a dash of mineral and decent length.
A bit disappointing, to be honest. It's clean and delicious, so no problem there, but it feels pretty simple and earthbound for a Spatlese from this estate. Could use more acid as the balance definitely leans toward the sweet.
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1/14/2014 - PT insurgent wrote:
WSET Level 3; 1/13/2014-1/17/2014 (WSET School, London): Nice nose of petrol, rubber, oil, honey, flinty, smoke, floral.
Medium-Sweet, high acid, very pronounced intensity: apple, honey, pineapple, orange blossom, perfume.
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9/8/2013 - grafstrb wrote: 89 Points
-- cracked and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over a few hours --
-- AP #: … 010 11 --
NOSE: fairly expressive; light to medium-light petrol note; melon/pear/apple mélange; simple.
BODY: white peach color; medium-full to full bodied; no spritz
TASTE: on the sweeter side for a Spatlese; 7.5% alc. not noticeable; pretty simple; tastes like a typical rich, fruity, Rheingau Riesling; a bit tangy; good acidity --- more than usual for this bottling; light to moderate mineral on the finish; very good – almost excellent – but lacking a “wow factor.”
B: 50, 5, 11, 16, 7 = 89
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8/15/2013 - Joe the Critic Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Intensely acidic, like biting into a sour apple followed by a bite of lime. For a spatlese, I expected riper flavors. Instead, the extreme acidity overshadows the fruit and slate. It does seem like a young wine with many years ahead of it.
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1/29/2013 - Peter DK wrote:
Smell: Yellow and green apples, lemon, mint and mango. Taste: As it smells and with body, sweet-sour and pleasant accidity balance. Good lenght. Round and fine like I know from Leitz dry wines. I do not give points as I have no experience with spätlese, but probably between 88-92. Drank it to an asian buffet - which was a good match.
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12/5/2012 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
WXTP Tasting IV - 2010 and 2011 German QbA Rieslings (Brad's Place): The last wine in the tasting, and fittingly one of the best. I thought this was quite lovely. Perhaps lacking in some complexity, but it was such a pleasure to drink. This had a really nice nose, with smells of sweet stone fruit, spice, mineral and flowers - all so pretty. After that, the palate was actually surprisingly subtle and superbly controlled, with well-integrated acidity woven into gently mouthwatering notes of white peach, nectarine and a slightly brighter crunch of green apples. Just lovely balance here, with each juicy sip calling out for another. It had a quietly length finish too, gliding away with a last kiss of green apples and the slightest touches of lemon zest and mineral. This was really inviting. Still very young - it could last for years more - a bit simple maybe, but it is already drinking wonderfully
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12/4/2012 - chcook wrote:
Unscrewed and poured. Color straw. Nose with telltale Leitz minerality supporting apple citrus and white peach. Swishing shows prominent RS but on the finish the acid wins out. Sipping shows more RS and the wine seems flabby. Surprising for the vintage that struggled with acid. Served chilled this was all RS, and structure became more noticeable with warming. Ok but will stick with the more structured offerings
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11/20/2012 - Rob Hansult Likes this wine: 89 Points
Good fruit, acidity, balance. Very nice stuff, as usual, but (surprisingly, especially for a '10) not as typical, attractive, or intense as the '09, '08, '07, '05, '04, or '03.
I'm aware of the (potential) problems with the vintage, but the med/low intensity of flavor/fruit is a little bit of a head-scratcher.
Just not up to usual standards for this bottling that has long been a favorite.
(89+)
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10/20/2012 - mcsac67 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Apple, lime and floral nose. Tart apple flavor with a bit of lime and a touch of dried flower on the finish. Good balance between the Spätlese sweetness and acidity. Nice complexity.
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10/15/2012 - yofog wrote: 89 Points
Peach and lime, and slate, I didn't feel the stuffing of a great spatlese, but there was plenty of delicious, acid-driven fruit, all to easy to gulp. I suppose it could age but it feels like one for now--1st decade.
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9/8/2012 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Incredibly slurpably primary. Great acid balancing the sweet, ripe fruit. Yum!
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8/5/2012 - ORIFer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice yellow color. Great nose of peach and lime. rich mouthfeel with fruit. Nice zest to the finish. Lovely finish. I liked this wine a lot. Wish I had more bottles to drink! It was really delicious. And an amazing value!
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7/18/2012 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points
Stony, slaty, aromas of citrus, grapefruit, pears, honeysuckle, and petrol. On the fuller side of mid-bodied. Great depth and perfect balance between sweetness and lip-smacking acidity. Honeyed notes of clementine oranges, limes, stonefruit, green apples, wet rocks, and keen limestone minerality. The citrus finish is zesty, minerally, and long, evoking hints of Squirt soda pop. Lively, nervy, refreshing, and coquettish. Excellent.
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7/2/2012 - sawira wrote:
Sleeping. Refrain!
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6/26/2012 - sawira wrote:
This bottle starting to hibernate even more.
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6/25/2012 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Consistent with previous note.
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6/21/2012 - gutt22 wrote:
Medium yellow color. Terrific nose of apricot and ripe peach, along with slate. In the mouth, rich but vibrant, with strong fruit but also strong acidity. The wine coats the palate beautifully, lightly viscous, and retains zesty tang and acidity throughout. A-
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5/30/2012 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Key lime nose, unbelievably great mouthwatering acidity, profoundly quaffable. I don't remember finishing a glass so fast - like lemonade on a hot summer day. Sour quince and starfuit showing up, along with that talcy chalky slatey thing, tons of brown baking spices like walking into a bakery, and great mouthfeel and length. This seems like it might be starting to go into a bit of a shell, doesn't seem like much of an ager, but it is AMAZING now. Back up the truck. How many bottles can I drink in the next year before this hibernates, fades or imbalances? I don't know but I'm going to find out! 91pts pure quality, 94pts personal pleasure.
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4/13/2012 - sawira wrote: 92 Points
My first foray into the 2010 German vintage - and I can smell the acidity, along with salt, talc and underripe lemon. Superb mouthfeel, with somewhat subdued flavors of lychee and baked starfruit (with brown baking spices) pie. Blazing, but not searing, mouthwatering acidity. Gaining in depth and fruit presence as this warms. Certainly on the drier end of the spectrum for a Spatlese (SOS 2 on the Theise scale) and it finishes quite long. I'm an acid freak, so I love this and what wines like this can do for food.
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10/9/2011 - rentmp3 wrote: 89 Points
Very pale yellow color. Vibrant citrus notes on the nose and palate. Beautiful acidity that cuts through the sugar and makes this clean and refreshing. Lacking in complexity, but a very nice, simple, quaffer. Very well balanced and a great QPR. More on the Kabinett side of sweet than Spatlese.
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9/24/2011 - troutmonster wrote:
Birthday Dinner at Eleven Madison Park: A nose of juicy apple and lime is very playful and fun. The palate has that juicy, ripe, almost candied apple flavor up front that makes it fun for everyone, turning more serious on the mid palate through finish with a laser beam of acidity that will make your mouth pucker. Very true to the vintage... if you like your acids searingly high, this is your wine.
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9/24/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
German, Mostly 2010 (K&L Wines, San Francisco): Lime nose. Rich entry and spicy, but tremendous minerality and acidity cut through the sweetness. My clear favorite of the tasting and great value at $21.
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6/30/2011 - WetRock wrote:
Juicy in a sweet tart way. This impressed me as being friendly today and for early drinking.
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6/21/2011 - salil wrote: 88 Points
Theise/Skurnik DI tasting. Johannes says there's *lots* of malic acid here and it shows - like biting into a just-ripe apple.
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1/18/2011 - hutch wrote: 90 Points
Sweet, but with nice acidity. Good.
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