Final bottle. Consistently excellent. Very elegant and well balanced. Intense, mineral, fresh and vibrant with good fruit and richness. Very long. 93-95
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A private dinner (Hotel / Restaurant De Nederlanden *, Vreeland, NL): Very complex and exciting aromas and flavours, ranging from tropical fruit and saffron, via citrus and jasmin to tobacco and blonde caramel, rich but pure and precise; athletic and muscular palate with grippy bitters, firm acidity and stony minerality, perfect weight for this style (13.5% ABV); tight and zesty finish, excellent length. Drink or hold.
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Whow! Dunkles Goldgelb. In der Nase sehr floral nach Kamillenblüte, Trockenblumen - aber auch steinfruchtig (weissfruchtig) nach Weingartenpfirsich und Ringlotten. Sehr „traubig/weinig“ also sehr primärfruchtig. Am Gaumen tolle Balance und glasklar/präzise. Wieder steinfruchtig nach Weingartenpfirsich aber auch Marille. Das paart sich mit einer stählernen Kühle und Präzision, rasiermesserscharf. Tolles Säuregerüst und salzige Mineralik. Grossartig! Zählt sicher zu der absoluten Wachau-Spitzenklasse und 2013 war im Weinland ein Prachtjahrgang. Ich freue mich auf weitere Begegnungen.
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Golden/yellow in colour. Lots of depth on the nose - herbs, crushed stones, citrus fruit, but also yellow stone fruit and flowers. Super mineral on the palate, almost salty with great concentration of fruit, ripe acidity. Very ling and vibrant finish. Excellent. Drink or keep. 93-95
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Lighter-medium golden color. Very high viscosity. Takes a little bit of swirling in the glass to open up. Notes of white peach, lemon, orange zest, some smoky minerality, also some beautiful salinity on the palate. It‘s full-bodied and dense (for Riesling), has excellent mid-palate persistence and super high but beautifully integrated acidity, as well as excellent length. Ends on a touch of saline minerality and tiny bit of bitterness adding even more complexity. A very complex, big but balanced and elegant Riesling from this excellent producer. Feels like this is still young and will age beautifully for many years. Fascinating wine! (94+)
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LOVED it....!! Straw / light straw gold......Incredible wine...!!! White peach, lemon peel, floral peony and lemon blossom on the nose and on the palate....Great acidity, but sooo well balanced it also had an incredible sense of smooth creaminess in the mouth....This wine was so perfectly balanced for its age.....One of my absolute favorite rieslings ever....
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This is just a magnificent young Austrian Riesling - just about as good as it gets. Amazing freshness and vividness of fruit on the nose (white peaches, definitely, but then it's hard to be precise), ripe but not cloying, with just a bit of something citric and a delicate overlay of cream and spice (nutmeg, clove, cinnamon). Really complex - so many nuances of flavour as it opens up in the glass. There's sweetness of fruit in the mouth, excellent backbone, lively but integrated acidity. Above all else, it's simply delicious.
Sometimes I think that these Austrian Rieslings are at their best in their youth - this only reinforces that belief - but I'm happy that I've got a few bottles stored away to taste over the coming years.
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A bit of fruit on the nose but rather in the background - mineral. Grippy, powerful, fresh, clean, pure, mineral, long. Excellent but at this stage a bit uncompromising. Needs time. 93-94+
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Rieslings from 2013 - tasted blind: Elegant nose with citrus, yellow fruits, summer apple. Medium body, fullish savors with good structure, tightness. Long and balanced, but doesn't offer as much concntration and focus as the best wines in this row and for sure as the previous vintages. Still a very good one, but expected more.
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Very tight and quite concentrated, but not in a forced way - still very precise and "clean". There is stone fruit, hints of rhubarb, very pure and fine, bright acidity, saline. Very, very long and powerful finish. 94-95+
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10/15/2022 - rossi.wine wrote: 94 Points
Final bottle. Consistently excellent. Very elegant and well balanced. Intense, mineral, fresh and vibrant with good fruit and richness. Very long. 93-95
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7/7/2022 - MJReb wrote: 93 Points
A mixe of pineapple, passion fruit, pear and citrus, salty, a fascinating, straight wine with an excellent length. Can go on longtime.
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5/22/2022 - EMAZurich Likes this wine: 95 Points
Ein wirklich toller Riesling, Wachauer Perfektion! Sehr mineralisch, schlanker Körper, glasklar und fokussiert. Ein grossartiger Wein!
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10/31/2021 - bubucap Likes this wine: 94 Points
Nothing to add to xaviers tasting note from april 21
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8/22/2021 - MJReb wrote: 93 Points
Same remarks as with the last one two months ago.
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6/13/2021 - MJReb wrote: 93 Points
Citrus, some white orchard fruit, enormous length, approachable wine at the beginning of its drinking window.
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4/15/2021 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 Points
A private dinner (Hotel / Restaurant De Nederlanden *, Vreeland, NL): Very complex and exciting aromas and flavours, ranging from tropical fruit and saffron, via citrus and jasmin to tobacco and blonde caramel, rich but pure and precise; athletic and muscular palate with grippy bitters, firm acidity and stony minerality, perfect weight for this style (13.5% ABV); tight and zesty finish, excellent length. Drink or hold.
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3/28/2021 - rossi.wine wrote: 94 Points
Not much to add to previous notes - again excellent. 93-95
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12/4/2020 - EMAZurich Likes this wine: 95 Points
Whow! Dunkles Goldgelb. In der Nase sehr floral nach Kamillenblüte, Trockenblumen - aber auch steinfruchtig (weissfruchtig) nach Weingartenpfirsich und Ringlotten. Sehr „traubig/weinig“ also sehr primärfruchtig.
Am Gaumen tolle Balance und glasklar/präzise. Wieder steinfruchtig nach Weingartenpfirsich aber auch Marille. Das paart sich mit einer stählernen Kühle und Präzision, rasiermesserscharf. Tolles Säuregerüst und salzige Mineralik. Grossartig!
Zählt sicher zu der absoluten Wachau-Spitzenklasse und 2013 war im Weinland ein Prachtjahrgang. Ich freue mich auf weitere Begegnungen.
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7/19/2020 - MJReb wrote: 93 Points
Again very good: white and yellow fruit with lemon, mineral, good length. More approachable than 2 years ago.
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3/21/2020 - rossi.wine wrote: 94 Points
Golden/yellow in colour. Lots of depth on the nose - herbs, crushed stones, citrus fruit, but also yellow stone fruit and flowers. Super mineral on the palate, almost salty with great concentration of fruit, ripe acidity. Very ling and vibrant finish. Excellent. Drink or keep. 93-95
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8/18/2019 - TexasBob Likes this wine: 88 Points
Light golden color. Lemon-lime on the nose. Strong minerality with lemon-lime zest notes.
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4/8/2018 - MJReb wrote: 93 Points
Very dry, precise, long, salty, still very young
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4/7/2018 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lighter-medium golden color. Very high viscosity. Takes a little bit of swirling in the glass to open up. Notes of white peach, lemon, orange zest, some smoky minerality, also some beautiful salinity on the palate. It‘s full-bodied and dense (for Riesling), has excellent mid-palate persistence and super high but beautifully integrated acidity, as well as excellent length. Ends on a touch of saline minerality and tiny bit of bitterness adding even more complexity. A very complex, big but balanced and elegant Riesling from this excellent producer. Feels like this is still young and will age beautifully for many years. Fascinating wine! (94+)
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12/26/2017 - rieslinghoarder Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely expression of citrus and floral notes. Lemon, peach, yellow flowers, herbal notes including black tea and mint. Long finish.
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8/20/2017 - TexasBob Likes this wine: 89 Points
Golden yellow; Korean Pear on the nose with a hint of celery and light TDN. Notes of crisp Meyer Lemon, grapefruit skin. Finish lasts quite a while.
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12/29/2016 - PBR Likes this wine: 96 Points
LOVED it....!!
Straw / light straw gold......Incredible wine...!!! White peach, lemon peel, floral peony and lemon blossom on the nose and on the palate....Great acidity, but sooo well balanced it also had an incredible sense of smooth creaminess in the mouth....This wine was so perfectly balanced for its age.....One of my absolute favorite rieslings ever....
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5/6/2016 - wineamateur wrote: 98 Points
This is just a magnificent young Austrian Riesling - just about as good as it gets. Amazing freshness and vividness of fruit on the nose (white peaches, definitely, but then it's hard to be precise), ripe but not cloying, with just a bit of something citric and a delicate overlay of cream and spice (nutmeg, clove, cinnamon). Really complex - so many nuances of flavour as it opens up in the glass. There's sweetness of fruit in the mouth, excellent backbone, lively but integrated acidity. Above all else, it's simply delicious.
Sometimes I think that these Austrian Rieslings are at their best in their youth - this only reinforces that belief - but I'm happy that I've got a few bottles stored away to taste over the coming years.
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7/2/2015 - wineamateur wrote:
Great Domains of the Wachau; 7/1/2015-7/15/2015 (Jeroboam Club, Bristol, England): TN. £34
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6/10/2015 - rossi.wine wrote: 94 Points
A bit of fruit on the nose but rather in the background - mineral. Grippy, powerful, fresh, clean, pure, mineral, long. Excellent but at this stage a bit uncompromising. Needs time. 93-94+
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2/21/2015 - drbarta Likes this wine: 90 Points
Rieslings from 2013 - tasted blind: Elegant nose with citrus, yellow fruits, summer apple. Medium body, fullish savors with good structure, tightness. Long and balanced, but doesn't offer as much concntration and focus as the best wines in this row and for sure as the previous vintages. Still a very good one, but expected more.
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11/2/2014 - yofog wrote:
Bigger fruit here, still tangy and super direct.
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6/28/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 95 Points
Very tight and quite concentrated, but not in a forced way - still very precise and "clean". There is stone fruit, hints of rhubarb, very pure and fine, bright acidity, saline. Very, very long and powerful finish. 94-95+
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