Consumed from a 375 mL. Light golden color. Aromas of apricot, pear, honeycomb, and petrol. Generous fruit on the palate with a fair amount of residual sugar (25 g/L), a luscious mouthfeel, good acidity, 13.2% alcohol, and long mineral finish.
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Apricot and lychee on nose. On palate, lots of fruit but acidity keeps this from being a sweet wine. I liked it in sips as it warmed to room temp. Drank from .375.
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From half. Medium gold. Drinking well now. Mellow acidity balances the sweetness beautifully. Full bodied but not very viscous. Has lots of life ahead.
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From .375, this was light gold, slightly sweet but balanced. Full bodied but not viscous. I think this will become less sweet and more silky with 5 more years.
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I left this bottle in the freezer on the 26th. Yes, that really happened. When discovered, the cork was half pushed out. I thawed it quickly in a warm bath and it appears to have suffered no lasting damage as it was delicious, clean, long, round and well-proportioned, virtually unchanged since 2008, perhaps a bit less glossy and fruity yet equally or more complex. Fantastic wine experience. 93+
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out of 375ml. tightly wound nose of limes, orange creamsicle and yellow stonefruit over chalky minerality. great acid and just a very slight touch of rs. a little disjointed today, will be be better in a few years when things can integrate. shows great potential.
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A bit richer and creamier than the Schlossberg CSC, with stones and light flowers off the nose and layered almond, clementine, and pineapple flavors that float across the palate and linger long enough to provide backchannel olafactory notes. Outstanding. From a 375.
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92+. My first Alsatian Riesling. Pale greenish-yellow. Floral, mineral and grassy aromas. (Great quality to the aromas, but more subdued than I expected. Hopefully will open up with age.) Flavors of peach, honey, stones, lemon, perhaps a bit of grapefruit. Noticeable sweetness (more than I expected), but plenty of acidic tang to back it up. Lots of orange peel, and occasional hints of light spice (white pepper?) on the wonderfully long, lively, steely and pleasantly bitter finish. Finish is by far the best part. There are still faint echoes of citrus an minerals over a minute later. Don't know anything about this sort of wine, but I suspect that it will have a lot more to give after some years in the cellar. We'll see. . . .
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Wow! A very, very nice bottle (half bottle) of riesling that delivers everything in a smooth, well-put-together package of niceties. The nose is mostly minerals and citrus (grapefruit, very ripe lemons), the tastes are the same, with more citrus, some banana and pineapple, and some orange tropical fruit mixed in, and the length is long, impressive, and lingering, with a very nice spicy element that borders on the good side of bitter. I could drink many glasses of this.
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2/2/2022 - kohada wrote:
From a 375ml. Bit advanced, stone fruit with almond and brown sugar notes, but less intense and lively than I'd like it to be. Drink up.
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9/15/2018 - winemaker Likes this wine: 93 Points
Mellow and delicious. Only a tad sweet. Very well done.
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7/26/2017 - ashikoh Likes this wine: 93 Points
Consumed from a 375 mL. Light golden color. Aromas of apricot, pear, honeycomb, and petrol. Generous fruit on the palate with a fair amount of residual sugar (25 g/L), a luscious mouthfeel, good acidity, 13.2% alcohol, and long mineral finish.
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6/10/2017 - ArtF Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich, dry with a sweetness on finish. From half. Full bottles can last another 5-6 years, becoming more viscous.
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2/11/2017 - jbaron Likes this wine: 93 Points
Advanced but quite tasty.
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10/21/2016 - ArtF Likes this wine: 90 Points
Half was a little past prime.
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8/21/2016 - schway wrote: 94 Points
Fabulous
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5/26/2016 - ArtF wrote: 88 Points
This half bottle was good, but seems advanced. Light/medium gold, but less sweet than I remember. More peach pit and almond than fruit.
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5/19/2016 - jbaron wrote: 93 Points
Back to being a great bottle of wine.
But ready to drink for sure.
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2/8/2016 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Celebrating Neil's 75th & Chinese New Year (Sun Wah, Chicago): From magnum. Stone, slate and pear notes in the bouquet and on the palate. Terrific fruit and length. Lovely.
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12/24/2015 - jbaron wrote:
Hmm. 8 years since my last note! This one from a 375. Good, but seems rather advanced. Judgement reserved.
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10/18/2015 - ArtF Likes this wine: 95 Points
Apricot and lychee on nose. On palate, lots of fruit but acidity keeps this from being a sweet wine. I liked it in sips as it warmed to room temp. Drank from .375.
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7/18/2015 - ArtF Likes this wine: 96 Points
From half. Medium gold. Drinking well now. Mellow acidity balances the sweetness beautifully. Full bodied but not very viscous. Has lots of life ahead.
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4/6/2015 - ArtF Likes this wine: 92 Points
From .375, this was light gold, slightly sweet but balanced. Full bodied but not viscous. I think this will become less sweet and more silky with 5 more years.
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7/4/2014 - winemaker Likes this wine: 93 Points
Another delicious wine. This was sweeter than the 2003. It is also less viscous.
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12/30/2011 - silton wrote: 93 Points
I left this bottle in the freezer on the 26th. Yes, that really happened. When discovered, the cork was half pushed out. I thawed it quickly in a warm bath and it appears to have suffered no lasting damage as it was delicious, clean, long, round and well-proportioned, virtually unchanged since 2008, perhaps a bit less glossy and fruity yet equally or more complex. Fantastic wine experience. 93+
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6/17/2011 - WineDoctors wrote: 96 Points
wow. rebecca was right. full bodied, unobtrusive petrol, can last a lifetime. with momofuko maple glazed pork belly and spicy shrimp in fish sauce.
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12/25/2010 - wickedwax wrote:
out of 375ml. tightly wound nose of limes, orange creamsicle and yellow stonefruit over chalky minerality. great acid and just a very slight touch of rs. a little disjointed today, will be be better in a few years when things can integrate. shows great potential.
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2/10/2008 - silton wrote: 93 Points
A bit richer and creamier than the Schlossberg CSC, with stones and light flowers off the nose and layered almond, clementine, and pineapple flavors that float across the palate and linger long enough to provide backchannel olafactory notes. Outstanding. From a 375.
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12/16/2007 - schway wrote: 92 Points
92+. My first Alsatian Riesling. Pale greenish-yellow. Floral, mineral and grassy aromas. (Great quality to the aromas, but more subdued than I expected. Hopefully will open up with age.) Flavors of peach, honey, stones, lemon, perhaps a bit of grapefruit. Noticeable sweetness (more than I expected), but plenty of acidic tang to back it up. Lots of orange peel, and occasional hints of light spice (white pepper?) on the wonderfully long, lively, steely and pleasantly bitter finish. Finish is by far the best part. There are still faint echoes of citrus an minerals over a minute later. Don't know anything about this sort of wine, but I suspect that it will have a lot more to give after some years in the cellar. We'll see. . . .
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12/16/2007 - jbaron wrote: 94 Points
Wow! A very, very nice bottle (half bottle) of riesling that delivers everything in a smooth, well-put-together package of niceties. The nose is mostly minerals and citrus (grapefruit, very ripe lemons), the tastes are the same, with more citrus, some banana and pineapple, and some orange tropical fruit mixed in, and the length is long, impressive, and lingering, with a very nice spicy element that borders on the good side of bitter. I could drink many glasses of this.
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