Very rich and honeyed, with apricots, peaches and floral notes. A bit less acidity than the last time I had this. Somehow I feel I should have drunk this sooner.
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Just heaps of stewed apricot, fresh peach, and orange zest. Luckily with a citrus-driven acid backbone. Not too dissimilar from a good Madeira. Wish I drank this with folks who know dessert wine better than I do — I worry that some of the overwhelming charm discussed in some of these reviews was lost on me. Lovely nonetheless.
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Fantastic. A bit of honey and dried apricots creeping in as this ages, but this is still fresh and lifted. Great impact on initial palate entry and thrilling, lengthy finish. Superb.
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KYD #2.1: It is very difficult to really write a note for such an amazing wine. It are lots of complex exotic fruits but in a restrained and elegant way. There are some lemon fruit showing nicely but also some white flowers and a touch of botrytis. It is such a light and restrained wine that it is easy to forget that this is also a very serious and complex wine. There are so much balance that it is amazing to keep going back to. I have been debating a lot about what score to give this wine but while reflecting over my notes, I have only one option as I don't see any Eiswein ever being better than the performance of this bottle. This is absolutely a stunning and perfect wine which was also seconded by MG at the actual tasting.
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Asperg Wine Syndrome Tasting Group: Summer tasting (Asperg): Clear, medium-deep golden color. Very fresh, young and intense nose of rhubarb, quince, acidity, mineral notes. Dense and complex. Oily texture, very good balance of sweetness and extreme, but wonderful integrated acidity. Lots of Rhubarb and exotic fruit. Great tension. Very juicy and round. Still very young. Looong and lingering. Potential for at least 2 more decades. 94-95+
Antiquum Farm Wine Dinner (New Jersey, USA): Many others, I'm sure, have had the experience where at the end of a wonderful meal with family and/or friends and lots of great wine, you head down to the cellar to get the coup de gras for the evening....but lo and behold in the morning after several cups of coffee you notice a bottle you don't quite remember opening and wish maybe you hadn't??? Well, with my wife's Pear crème brûlée, I apparently did bring up and open one of my prized dessert wines...one of 2 remaining. Fortunately, there was about a third of the 375ml bottle remaining which I kept in the refrigerator until I could re-taste it about 9 days later. Well, this was one of the 3 or 4 best sweet wines I have had, even after 9 days! The wine is a bright, sparkling, golden yellow. The nose is absolutely intoxicating even when colder than ideal, with ripe grilled peach, honey, toast, white flowers, hibiscus, caramel and ripe apricots. There is tremendous structure and texture to the wine with layer upon layer of flavor and huge bright acidity. In addition to the flavors mirroring the nose there is poached pear, a gorgeous roasted nut (almond?) flavor and length that goes on and on in the finish. Wonderful!!
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White Burgundy Dinner at Nico (Chicago, IL): #21-02, 8% abv. Well, it was supposed to be a night of chardonnay, but you seriously have to be a real idiot to turn down what is probably some of the greatest riesling ever made. Dönnhoff is a genius with the sweet wines, and this must surely rank among the greatest wines that have come out of the Weingut. It's almost impossible to describe this wine, except as a veritable cornucopia of fruit. Everything mixed together but incredibly delineated as well. One second it's peach, another it's white cherry, or maybe some mango and lemongrass... the palate has that exact same ability to morph into all these different flavours as well. I know what I'm getting into when I get to taste these wines, but it's thrilling every time. Every single damn time. What a treat.
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I don't have much experience with these wines, so I guess I'm rating this vs other dessert wines I've had in the past (say d'Yquem, etc). This was pretty amazing, like liquefied creme brûlée. Instead of just a sugar taste, it had almost a caramel/burnt sugar flavor. Silly thick, the finish just wouldn't stop (and you didn't want it to stop, it was delicious), kept going for many, many minutes. Amazing wine.
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Pretty much what Peter said. Mindblowingly great. So pure. A powerhouse of honey, caramel, ripe tropical fruits and Meyer lemons accented with flamboyant, high toned spicy notes. Palate-staining intensity and a finish that resonates for minutes, yet so amazingly light and elegant. Wow.
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Startling, very fruity and very fresh, ripe and concentrated aromas of citrus, peaches, grapes, some exotic fruit, incredible fresh! Lightest hints of honey. Very fruity palate with enough of balancing acidity, very softly textured, mellow. Peach, candied orange, concentrated fresh fruit. Apricot jam in the extremely long aftertaste. Should keep very long though hard to see where it could still further improve with age. Wonderful now for sure.
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Amazing. perfect balance. Deceivingly sweet -- there is so much acid in here that it doesn't taste nearly as sweet as it is. not at all cloying. intensely concentrated grape juice, apple, nectarine, quince, sweet spice, and floral notes are most prominent. incredibly refreshing. Had first with Foie Gras, and then again with dessert. The finish goes for ever and ever. Unbelievable, and perhaps the best wine I've ever tasted (hmm... 01 Yquem... hmm...). I can't imagine a person that wouldn't love this.
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4/6/2024 - mdefreitas wrote: 93 Points
Very rich and honeyed, with apricots, peaches and floral notes. A bit less acidity than the last time I had this. Somehow I feel I should have drunk this sooner.
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5/8/2023 - stanqwash wrote: 95 Points
Just heaps of stewed apricot, fresh peach, and orange zest. Luckily with a citrus-driven acid backbone. Not too dissimilar from a good Madeira. Wish I drank this with folks who know dessert wine better than I do — I worry that some of the overwhelming charm discussed in some of these reviews was lost on me. Lovely nonetheless.
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6/11/2022 - mdefreitas wrote: 95 Points
Fantastic. A bit of honey and dried apricots creeping in as this ages, but this is still fresh and lifted. Great impact on initial palate entry and thrilling, lengthy finish. Superb.
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2/12/2022 - canan wrote: 100 Points
KYD #2.1: It is very difficult to really write a note for such an amazing wine. It are lots of complex exotic fruits but in a restrained and elegant way.
There are some lemon fruit showing nicely but also some white flowers and a touch of botrytis. It is such a light and restrained wine that it is easy to forget that this is also a very serious and complex wine.
There are so much balance that it is amazing to keep going back to.
I have been debating a lot about what score to give this wine but while reflecting over my notes, I have only one option as I don't see any Eiswein ever being better than the performance of this bottle.
This is absolutely a stunning and perfect wine which was also seconded by MG at the actual tasting.
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8/6/2020 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 95 Points
Asperg Wine Syndrome Tasting Group: Summer tasting (Asperg): Clear, medium-deep golden color. Very fresh, young and intense nose of rhubarb, quince, acidity, mineral notes. Dense and complex.
Oily texture, very good balance of sweetness and extreme, but wonderful integrated acidity. Lots of Rhubarb and exotic fruit. Great tension. Very juicy and round. Still very young. Looong and lingering. Potential for at least 2 more decades. 94-95+
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6/1/2020 - berlinhotel Likes this wine: 99 Points
AP 21/02, 8% Alc.
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11/4/2017 - oldwines Likes this wine: 99 Points
Antiquum Farm Wine Dinner (New Jersey, USA): Many others, I'm sure, have had the experience where at the end of a wonderful meal with family and/or friends and lots of great wine, you head down to the cellar to get the coup de gras for the evening....but lo and behold in the morning after several cups of coffee you notice a bottle you don't quite remember opening and wish maybe you hadn't???
Well, with my wife's Pear crème brûlée, I apparently did bring up and open one of my prized dessert wines...one of 2 remaining. Fortunately, there was about a third of the 375ml bottle remaining which I kept in the refrigerator until I could re-taste it about 9 days later. Well, this was one of the 3 or 4 best sweet wines I have had, even after 9 days! The wine is a bright, sparkling, golden yellow. The nose is absolutely intoxicating even when colder than ideal, with ripe grilled peach, honey, toast, white flowers, hibiscus, caramel and ripe apricots. There is tremendous structure and texture to the wine with layer upon layer of flavor and huge bright acidity. In addition to the flavors mirroring the nose there is poached pear, a gorgeous roasted nut (almond?) flavor and length that goes on and on in the finish. Wonderful!!
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7/6/2016 - acyso wrote: 100 Points
White Burgundy Dinner at Nico (Chicago, IL): #21-02, 8% abv. Well, it was supposed to be a night of chardonnay, but you seriously have to be a real idiot to turn down what is probably some of the greatest riesling ever made. Dönnhoff is a genius with the sweet wines, and this must surely rank among the greatest wines that have come out of the Weingut. It's almost impossible to describe this wine, except as a veritable cornucopia of fruit. Everything mixed together but incredibly delineated as well. One second it's peach, another it's white cherry, or maybe some mango and lemongrass... the palate has that exact same ability to morph into all these different flavours as well. I know what I'm getting into when I get to taste these wines, but it's thrilling every time. Every single damn time. What a treat.
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4/11/2014 - PeterH Likes this wine: 100 Points
I don't have much experience with these wines, so I guess I'm rating this vs other dessert wines I've had in the past (say d'Yquem, etc). This was pretty amazing, like liquefied creme brûlée. Instead of just a sugar taste, it had almost a caramel/burnt sugar flavor. Silly thick, the finish just wouldn't stop (and you didn't want it to stop, it was delicious), kept going for many, many minutes. Amazing wine.
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4/10/2014 - salil wrote: 100 Points
Pretty much what Peter said. Mindblowingly great. So pure. A powerhouse of honey, caramel, ripe tropical fruits and Meyer lemons accented with flamboyant, high toned spicy notes. Palate-staining intensity and a finish that resonates for minutes, yet so amazingly light and elegant. Wow.
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3/27/2014 - igaf wrote:
Startling, very fruity and very fresh, ripe and concentrated aromas of citrus, peaches, grapes, some exotic fruit, incredible fresh! Lightest hints of honey. Very fruity palate with enough of balancing acidity, very softly textured, mellow. Peach, candied orange, concentrated fresh fruit. Apricot jam in the extremely long aftertaste. Should keep very long though hard to see where it could still further improve with age. Wonderful now for sure.
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7/12/2009 - ews3 wrote: 99 Points
Amazing. perfect balance. Deceivingly sweet -- there is so much acid in here that it doesn't taste nearly as sweet as it is. not at all cloying. intensely concentrated grape juice, apple, nectarine, quince, sweet spice, and floral notes are most prominent. incredibly refreshing. Had first with Foie Gras, and then again with dessert. The finish goes for ever and ever. Unbelievable, and perhaps the best wine I've ever tasted (hmm... 01 Yquem... hmm...). I can't imagine a person that wouldn't love this.
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