#13-11, 7% abv. From half bottle. Super exciting, with tons of electricity still. The nose shows a little bit of sponti, as well as plenty of tart fruit and a honeyed tone. On the palate, this is very high acidity for a GKA, but the balance with the fruit and sweetness here makes this really compelling. Zippy green apple acids. Not showing any signs of fading anytime soon. This vintage worked a treat with the high-Prädikat wines.
From half bottle: This is soo good! Perfect balance, tingling acidity that gives so much freshness to the wine, great depth and concentration, not seeming aged but has complexity than only comes with the time in the bottle
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SLDS Decadence 2021: AP #13. Golden colored. Grapefruit, mango, candied orange and passionfruit on the nose. Rush of sugar and fruit intensity on the palate, intense acidity picks things up and presses on into a lovely length finish. A head rush tasting this wine and it has plenty of time left on its side.
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A massive acid attack is waiting you. Tight and young this wine gradually opens up and reveals subtle and delicate notes. There is an abundance of flavours of citrus, sweetness, apples and things to be developed. Obviously more cellartime will reward the patient.
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#13-11, 7% abv. From half bottle. Bottled electricity. This is an astounding bottle of riesling. The nose shows a fair touch of sponti at first, but then you also get tons of ripe but simultaneously tart yellow fruit. The palate, though... insane acidity propped up by copious fruit and fresh Thai herbs. Tart pineapple seems to play a very dominant role in this intense and thrilling bottle. Amazing sweetness to round out any potential rough edges as well. Crazy, thrilling stuff.
Sweet and beautiful nose: bright acidic fruit: passion fruit, lemon drops, white flowers, honey, mix of crushed stones and herbs. Huge sweetness and acid on the palate: tart citrus, passion fruit, herbal, honey. The sweetness on this is off the charts. The ingredients are present and superb, the issue here is one of integration. The sweetness and the acid backbone are not knit together at this point, and the wine is delicious but feels disjointed. This will probably need about 10 years or so to come together. Nose - 5-5.5/6, 5+/6, Finish - 5+/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 16.5+/20 (with 17.5-18/20 potential).
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Champagne Dinner (L'Apicio): Spicy peach and apple, plenty of spice, caramel, not a ton of botrytis, but quite dense and just super super high acid, almost too much acid even for a GKA. Unlike most 10s, this tastes like it wasn't de-acidified. Thinking about it more, I would have liked a bit more depth and power in the midpalate -- right now the acid is a little dominant. Air and/or cellartime may help there.
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Champagne dinner (L'Apicio, NYC.): The nose is that wonderful 2010 SL combo of creamy and juicy-citric with passion fruit, lime, flowers, minerals, and creamy Botrytis. Coiled and spicy on the palate with more passion fruit and lime. Smooth, thick, with huge citric acid. Very long with the lime, acid and stones on the finish. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 6/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 18.5/20
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AP 13. Light lemon yellow. Slightly leesy nose but not expressive. Bursts into life on the palate though, very clean flavours, passion fruit, apricot, very fine. The leesy note remains on the finish, which is driven by soaring acidity that pierces the fruit. Quite delicious, certainly no sign of heaviness (or botrytis).
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Josh Kurek's birthday bash (Corkbuzz, New York, NY): Off the list at Corkbuzz. Again, it took me a while to get to this, so it had warmed up some. The nose reminds me so much of the 2010 SL BJ Kabinett I had a while back: juicy, racy with grapefruit, passion fruit, minerals, white flowers and white grapes. You can smell the acid and electricity buzzing above the glass. The palate starts with a wave of sweet fruit, sugar, honey and citrus - just huge. Then, the acid and giant structure close in like a beartrap to contain it - like some special effect out of Tron. Giant grapefruit acid burning into your consciousness. Everything comes together perfectly into a titanic and brutally long finish. Huge, but balanced like a barbell: with the sweetness on one end, and the acid on the other - just like the old school Muller Catoir wines I love so much. This is monumental Auslese - everyone was floored. One of the clear WOTNs. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 6/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 18/20.
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8/26/2023 - crazywineguy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Big bottle Lunch: Golden colour. Caramel wafts, caramel palate, very sweet and on target for an auslese. a superb wine.
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6/11/2023 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
#13-11, 7% abv. From half bottle. Super exciting, with tons of electricity still. The nose shows a little bit of sponti, as well as plenty of tart fruit and a honeyed tone. On the palate, this is very high acidity for a GKA, but the balance with the fruit and sweetness here makes this really compelling. Zippy green apple acids. Not showing any signs of fading anytime soon. This vintage worked a treat with the high-Prädikat wines.
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3/11/2022 - p.bechthold Likes this wine: 96 Points
From half bottle: This is soo good! Perfect balance, tingling acidity that gives so much freshness to the wine, great depth and concentration, not seeming aged but has complexity than only comes with the time in the bottle
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12/5/2021 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
SLDS Decadence 2021: AP #13. Golden colored. Grapefruit, mango, candied orange and passionfruit on the nose. Rush of sugar and fruit intensity on the palate, intense acidity picks things up and presses on into a lovely length finish. A head rush tasting this wine and it has plenty of time left on its side.
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5/7/2021 - Strikermax wrote: 97 Points
Perfectly balanced with insanely beautiful acidity! 97+
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3/23/2019 - Bourgognefreak Likes this wine: 94 Points
A massive acid attack is waiting you. Tight and young this wine gradually opens up and reveals subtle and delicate notes. There is an abundance of flavours of citrus, sweetness, apples and things to be developed.
Obviously more cellartime will reward the patient.
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5/27/2016 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
#13-11, 7% abv. From half bottle. Bottled electricity. This is an astounding bottle of riesling. The nose shows a fair touch of sponti at first, but then you also get tons of ripe but simultaneously tart yellow fruit. The palate, though... insane acidity propped up by copious fruit and fresh Thai herbs. Tart pineapple seems to play a very dominant role in this intense and thrilling bottle. Amazing sweetness to round out any potential rough edges as well. Crazy, thrilling stuff.
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12/30/2015 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 93 Points
Sweet and beautiful nose: bright acidic fruit: passion fruit, lemon drops, white flowers, honey, mix of crushed stones and herbs. Huge sweetness and acid on the palate: tart citrus, passion fruit, herbal, honey. The sweetness on this is off the charts. The ingredients are present and superb, the issue here is one of integration. The sweetness and the acid backbone are not knit together at this point, and the wine is delicious but feels disjointed. This will probably need about 10 years or so to come together. Nose - 5-5.5/6, 5+/6, Finish - 5+/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 16.5+/20 (with 17.5-18/20 potential).
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10/30/2014 - coremill wrote: 90 Points
Champagne Dinner (L'Apicio): Spicy peach and apple, plenty of spice, caramel, not a ton of botrytis, but quite dense and just super super high acid, almost too much acid even for a GKA. Unlike most 10s, this tastes like it wasn't de-acidified. Thinking about it more, I would have liked a bit more depth and power in the midpalate -- right now the acid is a little dominant. Air and/or cellartime may help there.
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10/29/2014 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 97 Points
Champagne dinner (L'Apicio, NYC.): The nose is that wonderful 2010 SL combo of creamy and juicy-citric with passion fruit, lime, flowers, minerals, and creamy Botrytis. Coiled and spicy on the palate with more passion fruit and lime. Smooth, thick, with huge citric acid. Very long with the lime, acid and stones on the finish. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 6/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 18.5/20
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10/11/2012 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
AP 13. Light lemon yellow. Slightly leesy nose but not expressive. Bursts into life on the palate though, very clean flavours, passion fruit, apricot, very fine. The leesy note remains on the finish, which is driven by soaring acidity that pierces the fruit. Quite delicious, certainly no sign of heaviness (or botrytis).
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9/27/2012 - Seth Rosenberg wrote: 96 Points
Josh Kurek's birthday bash (Corkbuzz, New York, NY): Off the list at Corkbuzz. Again, it took me a while to get to this, so it had warmed up some. The nose reminds me so much of the 2010 SL BJ Kabinett I had a while back: juicy, racy with grapefruit, passion fruit, minerals, white flowers and white grapes. You can smell the acid and electricity buzzing above the glass. The palate starts with a wave of sweet fruit, sugar, honey and citrus - just huge. Then, the acid and giant structure close in like a beartrap to contain it - like some special effect out of Tron. Giant grapefruit acid burning into your consciousness. Everything comes together perfectly into a titanic and brutally long finish. Huge, but balanced like a barbell: with the sweetness on one end, and the acid on the other - just like the old school Muller Catoir wines I love so much. This is monumental Auslese - everyone was floored. One of the clear WOTNs. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 6/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 18/20.
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4/8/2012 - JOsgood wrote:
Gorgeous wine with abundant minerals and acidity.
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