Totally different. Unbelievably ripe, dark yellow colour, taste also very ripe. Cork seemed very soft. Wine was still great but pretty sure early oxidation due to faulty cork.
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No detailed notes taken. Expressive, intense aromatics from start to finish. Bold, concentrated, complex, and precise. This is not a linear, lean Riesling but one with lots of fruit of all sorts, herbs and minerality, with density and corps. Still, this wine is marked by a superb acidity backbone to keep it fresh and airy. At the ten-year mark, this is ready to go.
Decanting: No extensive decant needed.
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Bien sec et presque austère. Citrons et pommes avec une petite pointe de salinité. Belle allonge et finale assez longue. Un brin cher et pas facile d'approche ce style pour moi.
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Had this along with Dellchen 2010 wich showed more depth and complexity - however this St. Nikolaus was very elegant and feminine in style - very well made but lacks some "umpf" for me
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Not blind I drank last week the 2014. That was tremendous. So I tried the 2013 and 2015. Very similar in style and fun factor. Both concentrated, fresh, with a lot of grip and power. Finesse, elegant with a brutal acidity. 13 a bit in front of 15. Maybe it had time to evolve in the bottle. At least 10 more years. It reminds me to a Burgundian style. 95+ (2013), 94+ (2015)
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This is a very well made GG riesling, with strong pear elements and at this point in its aging the very beginnings of that wonderful petrol demeanor that makes riesling so different from all other white varietals. A solid line of acidity keeps this fresh as well. I drank this through various temperature ranges and found it changed the drinking experience a fair amount, try it to see how much a wine like this is effected by temp.
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Deuxième fois avec ce vin et encore plus frappé que la première fois . 3x moins cher que le Ste-Hune . Un nez incroyable et très expressif et floral . C'est ample et rond et droit en même temps ! Ça va partout dans ta bouche . Abricots et citron confits et dune très grande longueur! Le vin de la soirée ! 18/20+
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De la profondeur au bouquet comme en bouche, on sent la maturité du fruit (surtout dans les arômes) mais les extraits sont bien secs. Sinon c'est ample, précis, minéral et sans lourdeur avec une finale bien tracante. Du très joli vin! Mon vin de la soirée. 92-93
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After a 12h slow decant this wine was really singing. Fresh start, medium body screaming all of those beautiful riesling hallmarks... a lot of oumhpf too. This really is a Grosses Gewachs!
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3/8/2024 - Lemberger wrote: 91 Points
Totally different. Unbelievably ripe, dark yellow colour, taste also very ripe. Cork seemed very soft. Wine was still great but pretty sure early oxidation due to faulty cork.
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7/7/2023 - Cailles wrote: 95 Points
No detailed notes taken. Expressive, intense aromatics from start to finish. Bold, concentrated, complex, and precise. This is not a linear, lean Riesling but one with lots of fruit of all sorts, herbs and minerality, with density and corps. Still, this wine is marked by a superb acidity backbone to keep it fresh and airy. At the ten-year mark, this is ready to go.
Decanting: No extensive decant needed.
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3/27/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 90 Points
blind
I guessed 07 or 09, surprisingly too fast evolved, missing tension. ripe yellow stone fruits. 90-91
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9/14/2022 - maxima wrote: 89 Points
Bien sec et presque austère.
Citrons et pommes avec une petite pointe de salinité.
Belle allonge et finale assez longue.
Un brin cher et pas facile d'approche ce style pour moi.
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2/26/2021 - Lemberger Likes this wine: 91 Points
Super mineral in the nose and on the palate. Really nice fruit layered on top of this stony, austere structure. Loved it.
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12/31/2020 - flund Likes this wine: 91 Points
Stor tropisk frukt, bra syra, lite petroleum.
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12/25/2020 - emslounge wrote: 89 Points
Fehlende Säure, etwas dumpf. Viel Firn.
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6/17/2020 - JHSP Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had this along with Dellchen 2010 wich showed more depth and complexity - however this St. Nikolaus was very elegant and feminine in style - very well made but lacks some "umpf" for me
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3/24/2019 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 95 Points
Not blind
I drank last week the 2014. That was tremendous. So I tried the 2013 and 2015. Very similar in style and fun factor. Both concentrated, fresh, with a lot of grip and power. Finesse, elegant with a brutal acidity. 13 a bit in front of 15. Maybe it had time to evolve in the bottle. At least 10 more years. It reminds me to a Burgundian style. 95+ (2013), 94+ (2015)
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1/30/2018 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a very well made GG riesling, with strong pear elements and at this point in its aging the very beginnings of that wonderful petrol demeanor that makes riesling so different from all other white varietals. A solid line of acidity keeps this fresh as well. I drank this through various temperature ranges and found it changed the drinking experience a fair amount, try it to see how much a wine like this is effected by temp.
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2/12/2017 - phil the agony wrote: 95 Points
Deuxième fois avec ce vin et encore plus frappé que la première fois .
3x moins cher que le Ste-Hune . Un nez incroyable et très expressif et floral .
C'est ample et rond et droit en même temps ! Ça va partout dans ta bouche .
Abricots et citron confits et dune très grande longueur!
Le vin de la soirée !
18/20+
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11/11/2016 - phil the agony wrote: 93 Points
Aucune note prise
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11/10/2016 - nadecesse wrote:
De la profondeur au bouquet comme en bouche, on sent la maturité du fruit (surtout dans les arômes) mais les extraits sont bien secs. Sinon c'est ample, précis, minéral et sans lourdeur avec une finale bien tracante. Du très joli vin! Mon vin de la soirée. 92-93
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8/13/2016 - TimmyR wrote: 93 Points
After a 12h slow decant this wine was really singing. Fresh start, medium body screaming all of those beautiful riesling hallmarks... a lot of oumhpf too. This really is a Grosses Gewachs!
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7/2/2015 - flund wrote:
Kryddig, med krut, mineral och stenfrukt. Hög syra och lång eftersmak.
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3/21/2015 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:
Summa15 Day 1 (Magré (Margreid), Alto Adige, Italy): Spicy citrus, leesy, oily, fresh and luxurious at same time; green and yellow fruit, almost lanolin; great.
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