Belle typicité au nez sur des arômes pétrolées, mielleuses et citronnées. Attaque ample, ronde, presque grasse, sur de l'apricot. Petit côté métallique. Belle longueur. Petite amertume en finale. Résiduel bien maitrisé par l'acidité. RQP moyen selon moi. Potentiel de bonification limité aussi, bon maintenant, à boire.
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12.5% - Clear, bright gold hue / clean, pronounced intensity of ripe apricot, honey, yellow apple, white peach, light petrol, smokiness, fir / dry, high zippy acidity, med body with glycerine roundness, med+ intensity, persistent finish. Elegant, balanced, well a textbook Alsatian riesling!
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Bottled later than normal, because it took 18 months to finish the fermentation. 12,5% alcohol, 7,3 g/l of residual sugar, 6,6 g/l of acidity and pH 3,1. Tasted half blind.
Pale honeyed yellow color. Distinctive and somewhat weird nose with smoke and even something slightly gaseous, zesty key lime, some herbal pilsener character, a little bit of light honeyed tones, light funky tones, a spicy hint of peppercorns and a sweeter touch of pineapple. The wine is ripe, broad and medium-to-moderately full-bodied but not heavy on the palate with rich and quite concentrated flavors of white peach, some steely minerality, a little bit of gunpowder smoke, light developed notes of wizened apricots and a touch of savory spice. The high acidity keeps the concentrated well in check and lends good sense of structure to the wine. The finish is lively, long and quite acid-driven with complex flavors of pineapple, some apricot, a little bit of tart green apple, light bitter notes of chalky minerality, a hint of herbal spice and a touch of fresh white peach.
The nose here was quite weird and somewhat atypical for a Riesling with its somewhat smoky and even slightly gaseous aromas, but on the palate the wine was more typical in style with good sense of concentration and acid structure. The overall style is quite rich and serious, retaining still quite a bit of youthfulness with quite little in the way of developed characteristics. Despite its idiosyncratic characteristics, this was all in all a quite lovely effort for an Alsatian Riesling, coming across slightly lighter and leaner than a typical Alsatian Riesling. Solid value at 26,87€.
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Oily and heavy style which has freshness to it, wild strawberry flavours, ripe but nicely fresh tropical fruit, mineral peach stone, very delicious, nice acidity and complexity.
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This really is a Grand Cru. Quite up front on the nose; bee wax, freshly baked cookies, smokiness, lemon zest, wet stones. On the palate the first attack is quite intense; sweetish and absolutely delicious ripe tangerine and pears, really fruity, and almost candy like, but the minerality and acidity counter balances the fruitiness nicely. Acidity is strong and somewhat piercing, but not tart. This feels just already so balanced. Aftertaste is very very long and lingering. A gorgeous Alsace Riesling!
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Bottled later than normal, because it took 18 months to finish the fermentation. 7,3 g/l of residual sugar, 4,4 g/l of acidity (in H2SO4), pH 3,1.
Intense lime green color. Smoky, pungent and flinty nose - perhaps some reduction going on here? With some air the nose seems to gain some weight and power with layered aromas of yellow apples, wet stones, some honey, something sweet and slightly resinous, a hint of mead and a touch of apple jam. The wine is moderately light to medium-bodied on the palate, yet showing quite much weight and concentration, giving the wine pretty serious and muscular feel. There are powerful flavors of stony and slightly flinty minerality, fresh apples, some ripe citrus fruits, a little smoke and a hint of steely character and a touch of apple peel bitterness. Initially the wine felt a little bit more lively because the slightest hint of CO2 prickle, but it became heavier with oily mouthfeel after the CO2 dissipated. The structure is remarkable with high acidity. The wine finishes on a long, steely and mineral note with flavors of fresh apples, citrus fruits, some apple peel bitterness, a hint of apple blossom and a touch of perhaps tannic grip.
This is a very concentrated and serious Riesling that isn't really big or opulent, but lacking all that playfulness and lightness a Riesling usually shows. Overall the wine feels very young - even too young - and most likely it will take years before the wine starts to show its best. Drinking this kind of wine young is just waste of good wine - serious and concentrated wines like these should be given enough time to let them realize their potential. This is a good wine already, but I wouldn't open a bottle at least for 3-5 years; probably this'll keep for 15-20 years.
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Su lenta fermentación hizo que para completar su desarrollo no se embotellara hasta Agosto de 2016. El vino muestra una nariz de buena intensidad, con atractivos matices minerales, ligeros toques de keroseno y un interesante toque de pomelo rosa. En boca entra con intensidad y una notable acidez acompaña todo el paso, cítrico, muy seco, con una notable estructura y de nuevo con carácter mineral en boca. Se muestra muy perfilado pero también muy falto de botella. En el retronasal aparecen algunos toques de frutos secos.
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1/15/2021 - Thefatbastard wrote:
Belle typicité au nez sur des arômes pétrolées, mielleuses et citronnées. Attaque ample, ronde, presque grasse, sur de l'apricot. Petit côté métallique. Belle longueur. Petite amertume en finale. Résiduel bien maitrisé par l'acidité. RQP moyen selon moi. Potentiel de bonification limité aussi, bon maintenant, à boire.
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12/6/2020 - SiR wrote: 92 Points
12.5% - Clear, bright gold hue / clean, pronounced intensity of ripe apricot, honey, yellow apple, white peach, light petrol, smokiness, fir / dry, high zippy acidity, med body with glycerine roundness, med+ intensity, persistent finish. Elegant, balanced, well a textbook Alsatian riesling!
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8/16/2019 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points
Bottled later than normal, because it took 18 months to finish the fermentation. 12,5% alcohol, 7,3 g/l of residual sugar, 6,6 g/l of acidity and pH 3,1. Tasted half blind.
Pale honeyed yellow color. Distinctive and somewhat weird nose with smoke and even something slightly gaseous, zesty key lime, some herbal pilsener character, a little bit of light honeyed tones, light funky tones, a spicy hint of peppercorns and a sweeter touch of pineapple. The wine is ripe, broad and medium-to-moderately full-bodied but not heavy on the palate with rich and quite concentrated flavors of white peach, some steely minerality, a little bit of gunpowder smoke, light developed notes of wizened apricots and a touch of savory spice. The high acidity keeps the concentrated well in check and lends good sense of structure to the wine. The finish is lively, long and quite acid-driven with complex flavors of pineapple, some apricot, a little bit of tart green apple, light bitter notes of chalky minerality, a hint of herbal spice and a touch of fresh white peach.
The nose here was quite weird and somewhat atypical for a Riesling with its somewhat smoky and even slightly gaseous aromas, but on the palate the wine was more typical in style with good sense of concentration and acid structure. The overall style is quite rich and serious, retaining still quite a bit of youthfulness with quite little in the way of developed characteristics. Despite its idiosyncratic characteristics, this was all in all a quite lovely effort for an Alsatian Riesling, coming across slightly lighter and leaner than a typical Alsatian Riesling. Solid value at 26,87€.
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5/2/2019 - ProfByron Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lots of mature riesling flavour, some kerosine. Somewhat surprised how fast this has matured - it would have been slower under screwcap I expect.
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12/29/2018 - Lype Likes this wine: 92 Points
Oily and heavy style which has freshness to it, wild strawberry flavours, ripe but nicely fresh tropical fruit, mineral peach stone, very delicious, nice acidity and complexity.
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4/15/2018 - Comestiblog wrote:
Beautifully complex with many layers of fruit, including peach, melon, and tangerine. Creamy entry with a zesty finish of earth and slate.
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3/23/2018 - rbergy Likes this wine: 92 Points
needs to come close to room temp for the stone fruit to shine
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9/16/2017 - Barolo Drunkard Likes this wine: 92 Points
This really is a Grand Cru.
Quite up front on the nose; bee wax, freshly baked cookies, smokiness, lemon zest, wet stones.
On the palate the first attack is quite intense; sweetish and absolutely delicious ripe tangerine and pears, really fruity, and almost candy like, but the minerality and acidity counter balances the fruitiness nicely. Acidity is strong and somewhat piercing, but not tart. This feels just already so balanced. Aftertaste is very very long and lingering. A gorgeous Alsace Riesling!
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5/11/2017 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points
Bottled later than normal, because it took 18 months to finish the fermentation. 7,3 g/l of residual sugar, 4,4 g/l of acidity (in H2SO4), pH 3,1.
Intense lime green color. Smoky, pungent and flinty nose - perhaps some reduction going on here? With some air the nose seems to gain some weight and power with layered aromas of yellow apples, wet stones, some honey, something sweet and slightly resinous, a hint of mead and a touch of apple jam. The wine is moderately light to medium-bodied on the palate, yet showing quite much weight and concentration, giving the wine pretty serious and muscular feel. There are powerful flavors of stony and slightly flinty minerality, fresh apples, some ripe citrus fruits, a little smoke and a hint of steely character and a touch of apple peel bitterness. Initially the wine felt a little bit more lively because the slightest hint of CO2 prickle, but it became heavier with oily mouthfeel after the CO2 dissipated. The structure is remarkable with high acidity. The wine finishes on a long, steely and mineral note with flavors of fresh apples, citrus fruits, some apple peel bitterness, a hint of apple blossom and a touch of perhaps tannic grip.
This is a very concentrated and serious Riesling that isn't really big or opulent, but lacking all that playfulness and lightness a Riesling usually shows. Overall the wine feels very young - even too young - and most likely it will take years before the wine starts to show its best. Drinking this kind of wine young is just waste of good wine - serious and concentrated wines like these should be given enough time to let them realize their potential. This is a good wine already, but I wouldn't open a bottle at least for 3-5 years; probably this'll keep for 15-20 years.
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1/28/2017 - PacoHigon Likes this wine:
Su lenta fermentación hizo que para completar su desarrollo no se embotellara hasta Agosto de 2016. El vino muestra una nariz de buena intensidad, con atractivos matices minerales, ligeros toques de keroseno y un interesante toque de pomelo rosa. En boca entra con intensidad y una notable acidez acompaña todo el paso, cítrico, muy seco, con una notable estructura y de nuevo con carácter mineral en boca. Se muestra muy perfilado pero también muy falto de botella. En el retronasal aparecen algunos toques de frutos secos.
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11/7/2016 - maxima wrote: 87 Points
Assez léger et frais, belle minéralité, manque de chair.
Nez sur les pamplemousse et le pétrole.
En bouche, craie et citrons, longueur moyenne,
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