Broad-shouldered, with full fruit and nice acidity backing up its prominent sweetness. Versatile in pairing, but really shone when paired with a fatty bite, like prosciutto.
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Full of spicy, well-nouanced flavours and a master example of elegance As with many Loosen wines, concentration and tightness of flavour structure is not that great, but this is a classic Würzgarten Spätlese from a warm and very good vintage
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Luminous, medium-deep lime green color. Obviously very ripe, sweet and quite concentrated nose with intense and attractive aromas of lemon marmalade, some peppermint - even a touch of tootpaste! - a little bit of floral apple blossom character, a hint of ginger and a touch of orange marmalde. The warm and dry vintage of 2011 really shows here. On the palate the wine feels medium-sweet and quite full-bodied for a Mosel Riesling with breadth and sense of concentration and weight. There are quite powerful, very ripe and somewhat tropical flavors of papaya, tart peach, some yuzu fruit, a little bit of herbal spice, light pepperminty character, a hint of beeswax and a touch of beeswax. With some air, the wine becomes a tad sweeter and the peach notes start to turn towards apricot gummi candy notes. The wine is quite big and somewhat oily on the palate with moderately high acidity. The really lengthy finish is quite sweet and pretty concentrated with rich and vibrant flavors of peaches and nectarines, slatey mineral cut, some spicy herbal bitterness, a little bit of lemon marmalade and a hint of papaya.
This is quite a crowdpleaser with immense ripeness, power and persistence. The wine really isn't that sweet as it appears to be, but instead the fruit here is so ripe that it underlines the inherent sweetness of the wine quite effectively. Overall the style here is quite big and rich for a Mosel Spätlese and the difference to the Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese 2014 that was drunk alongside was remarkable - this is much, much weightier and concentrated in style. Although there is still quite a bit of mileage left in this wine, cellaring-wise, I doubt that this wine will age as long and as gracefully as the lighter, more acid-driven vintages. Probably this wine will peak a bit after its 10th brithday and drink well until its 20th. Great and powerful stuff that is very drinkable already. Although I can imagine this wine will develop more from here, I doubt the score will go much higher. Good value at 26,99€.
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Yellow color with a bouquet and flavor of petrol and apples. Sweeter than the average Spatlese. Not a great deal of nuance or depth but good balance and acidity. I no longer favor very sweet German wines, favoring Kabinetts.
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Robe jaune pâle; Nez majoritairement sur les fruits exotiques (mangues, ananas). Ensemble frais & aérien. Petite touche très légère pétrolée qui apporte une belle profondeur. Petit qqchose de gomme à savon. Très beau parfum & invitant. Bouche de fruit exotique bien mûre. Ensemble bien expressif, en fraîcheur. sucre (miel) légèremet perceptible mais en parfait équilibre grâche à une aciditée bien vive. Salivant, très ample & long. Très digeste! Superbe!
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Yes, it's delicious but seems a bit sweet for a spatlese. Maybe I am getting spoiled by such good Riesling coming out of Germany and Washington state. Honeysuckle, pears, apples and a little minerality on the nose and palate; but the sugar dominates.
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This wine is a perfect example of why I love spatlese. It has the beautiful tropical nose, and a knife-edge balance between sweetness and acidity. Urziger Wurztgarten through and through.
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Primary fruit on the nose, tropical, ripe - apricot, pineapple; mineral and a touch spicy. Honeyed fruit on the palate, quite sweet, very round and fresh, good acidity, persistent and quite long. Should be better from 2015.
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This was a very satisfying wine. The color was pale, almost clear in fact. The nose showed some tropical fruits with a touch of honey. On the palate, it was sweet like an Auslese – lovely honey, nectar mixed with minerality and a touch of light acidity. Lovely balance, light-bodied in texture but in a good way because the acidity is not overpowering.
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Vin montrant peu de couleur. Jaune très pâle. Nez très fruité (fruits exotiques: ananas, pêche, mangue...). Belle fraîcheur apportée par des touches d'herbes vertes. Belle concentration. Avec le temps, il se développe une pointe d'épices. En Bouche c'est tout aussi fruité qu'au nez. Sucre assez présent. Texture quasi-liquoreuse. Toujours très concentré un long en bouche. Finale légèrement épicé. Au départ, je trouvais le vin un peu "lourd" (très riche) mais avec le temps, ce dernier était de plus ne plus digeste. Un gros 7,5% d'alcool... Ça coulait assez bien. Très beau produit. Dure à battre pour les 26,00$ (CAD) payer au "duty free" de Munich. Il m'en reste une pour voir ce que ça va dire avec quelques années dans le corps. Salutations
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Stockholm tasting @MatsB (MatsB): Non-blind. Had immediately (@MatsB, Stlm) Impression: Outstanding Very pale color and almost sparkling. Tropical aromas and Riesling grape aromas. (Served a little warm) On the palate, it is drinking exquisitely well. Has the Riesling somersault on the finish. This is sweet like an Auslese and little low on acids. However, with cold serving, should never be a problem. Am not so fond o these younglings. Prefer the wonders that come out of Mosel in a more mature state. However, this one comes with a big sign that says: "FUTURE PROMISE!"
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4/5/2020 - commissaire_aux_vins Likes this wine: 92 Points
Broad-shouldered, with full fruit and nice acidity backing up its prominent sweetness. Versatile in pairing, but really shone when paired with a fatty bite, like prosciutto.
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4/10/2018 - hermesbach32 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Full of spicy, well-nouanced flavours and a master example of elegance
As with many Loosen wines, concentration and tightness of flavour structure is not that great, but this is a classic Würzgarten Spätlese from a warm and very good vintage
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4/8/2018 - Demikalsen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drukket til ost, det funket bra. Fin balanse, god sødme. Mango og litt sitrus, litt mineraler
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1/27/2018 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points
7,5% alcohol.
Luminous, medium-deep lime green color. Obviously very ripe, sweet and quite concentrated nose with intense and attractive aromas of lemon marmalade, some peppermint - even a touch of tootpaste! - a little bit of floral apple blossom character, a hint of ginger and a touch of orange marmalde. The warm and dry vintage of 2011 really shows here. On the palate the wine feels medium-sweet and quite full-bodied for a Mosel Riesling with breadth and sense of concentration and weight. There are quite powerful, very ripe and somewhat tropical flavors of papaya, tart peach, some yuzu fruit, a little bit of herbal spice, light pepperminty character, a hint of beeswax and a touch of beeswax. With some air, the wine becomes a tad sweeter and the peach notes start to turn towards apricot gummi candy notes. The wine is quite big and somewhat oily on the palate with moderately high acidity. The really lengthy finish is quite sweet and pretty concentrated with rich and vibrant flavors of peaches and nectarines, slatey mineral cut, some spicy herbal bitterness, a little bit of lemon marmalade and a hint of papaya.
This is quite a crowdpleaser with immense ripeness, power and persistence. The wine really isn't that sweet as it appears to be, but instead the fruit here is so ripe that it underlines the inherent sweetness of the wine quite effectively. Overall the style here is quite big and rich for a Mosel Spätlese and the difference to the Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese 2014 that was drunk alongside was remarkable - this is much, much weightier and concentrated in style. Although there is still quite a bit of mileage left in this wine, cellaring-wise, I doubt that this wine will age as long and as gracefully as the lighter, more acid-driven vintages. Probably this wine will peak a bit after its 10th brithday and drink well until its 20th. Great and powerful stuff that is very drinkable already. Although I can imagine this wine will develop more from here, I doubt the score will go much higher. Good value at 26,99€.
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7/19/2016 - janis1207 Likes this wine: 90 Points
There was both attack and subtlety in it. Excellent!
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4/20/2016 - winepog wrote: 91 Points
Delicious
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4/3/2016 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 90 Points
Yellow color with a bouquet and flavor of petrol and apples. Sweeter than the average Spatlese. Not a great deal of nuance or depth but good balance and acidity. I no longer favor very sweet German wines, favoring Kabinetts.
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3/18/2016 - sidaga Likes this wine: 91 Points
Robe jaune pâle;
Nez majoritairement sur les fruits exotiques (mangues, ananas). Ensemble frais & aérien. Petite touche très légère pétrolée qui apporte une belle profondeur. Petit qqchose de gomme à savon. Très beau parfum & invitant.
Bouche de fruit exotique bien mûre. Ensemble bien expressif, en fraîcheur. sucre (miel) légèremet perceptible mais en parfait équilibre grâche à une aciditée bien vive. Salivant, très ample & long. Très digeste! Superbe!
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9/7/2015 - UnconditionalSurrender Likes this wine: 93 Points
clear golden yellow, juicy, mineral, full-bodied, mature, sweet - very, very good! A wonderful Mosel Riesling as it should be!
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10/24/2013 - lolo66 wrote: 89 Points
NY Wine Experience (Marriot Marquis): pleasant, enjoyable, good fruit, correct, nothing earth shattering but wrote quite nice.
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10/18/2013 - AWineFan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Yes, it's delicious but seems a bit sweet for a spatlese. Maybe I am getting spoiled by such good Riesling coming out of Germany and Washington state. Honeysuckle, pears, apples and a little minerality on the nose and palate; but the sugar dominates.
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6/5/2013 - subir Likes this wine: 93 Points
This wine is a perfect example of why I love spatlese. It has the beautiful tropical nose, and a knife-edge balance between sweetness and acidity. Urziger Wurztgarten through and through.
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6/2/2013 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
Primary fruit on the nose, tropical, ripe - apricot, pineapple; mineral and a touch spicy. Honeyed fruit on the palate, quite sweet, very round and fresh, good acidity, persistent and quite long. Should be better from 2015.
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3/26/2013 - lepetitchateau wrote: 92 Points
This was a very satisfying wine. The color was pale, almost clear in fact. The nose showed some tropical fruits with a touch of honey. On the palate, it was sweet like an Auslese – lovely honey, nectar mixed with minerality and a touch of light acidity. Lovely balance, light-bodied in texture but in a good way because the acidity is not overpowering.
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2/15/2013 - sidaga Likes this wine: 89 Points
Vin montrant peu de couleur. Jaune très pâle.
Nez très fruité (fruits exotiques: ananas, pêche, mangue...). Belle fraîcheur apportée par des touches d'herbes vertes. Belle concentration. Avec le temps, il se développe une pointe d'épices.
En Bouche c'est tout aussi fruité qu'au nez. Sucre assez présent. Texture quasi-liquoreuse. Toujours très concentré un long en bouche. Finale légèrement épicé.
Au départ, je trouvais le vin un peu "lourd" (très riche) mais avec le temps, ce dernier était de plus ne plus digeste.
Un gros 7,5% d'alcool... Ça coulait assez bien. Très beau produit. Dure à battre pour les 26,00$ (CAD) payer au "duty free" de Munich.
Il m'en reste une pour voir ce que ça va dire avec quelques années dans le corps.
Salutations
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1/29/2013 - Yagil wrote: 89 Points
classic fruity and enjoyable semi-dry Riesling
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12/8/2012 - StefanAkiko wrote: 90 Points
Stockholm tasting @MatsB (MatsB): Non-blind. Had immediately (@MatsB, Stlm)
Impression: Outstanding
Very pale color and almost sparkling.
Tropical aromas and Riesling grape aromas.
(Served a little warm) On the palate, it is drinking exquisitely well. Has the Riesling somersault on the finish. This is sweet like an Auslese and little low on acids. However, with cold serving, should never be a problem.
Am not so fond o these younglings. Prefer the wonders that come out of Mosel in a more mature state. However, this one comes with a big sign that says: "FUTURE PROMISE!"
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12/1/2012 - nonexpert Likes this wine: 88 Points
Sweet, with hints of honey, apricot and red apple. A bit Sauternes-like.
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10/8/2012 - jibby wrote: 92 Points
Very pale straw in color, almost as clear as water. Quite a lovely aroma: pear, honey, earth.A touch of sweetness. A delicate balance. Wow, delicious.
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6/24/2012 - madia wrote: 89 Points
Ernst Loosen ( Dr. Loosen) in Wine Route Tel Aviv: Light bright yellow. Exquisite on the nose – a mix of minerals and predominant tropic fruits. Medium bodied. I thought it lacked some acidity.
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