on pnp, it's very aromatic and open. plenty rs and richness, but enough acid that it drinks like a mildly-balanced dessert wine.
it definitely mirrors the rich "pineapple wine" Guillermo accurately describes. I'm in the "drink up now while it has some youthful perk" camp, though.
I am unsure what aging would do for this already thick and flabby pour,
Aromatic, waxy mineral, ripe apple, and nectarine nose. Medium-sweet palate with juicy acidity; light bodied with a long, lively finish. Delightful with great potential; still very primary and youthful. 4/5
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Night two (because of course I saved some) with more time to sit and calmly think while tasting. Creamy on the palate with some far away hints of pickled ginger and pure fresh sugarcane, but otherwise this is all about pineapple, pineapple, pineapple on both the nose and palate.
I can see why Brian would mention oregano because there’s something of that on the finish, but it’s more a remembrance than a hint for me. And I can see why David mentioned candied lemon, but it’s more pickled ginger and sugarcane to me. This isn’t an exact science.
If you told someone who has never had pradikat rieslings that this is a pineapple wine from the Caribbean they would believe you and say it’s delicious. (Having tasted fermented pineapple myself, I’m fairly sure that’s not what pineapple wine would taste like because it would be way more acidic and sour but that’s not really the point.)
Take my rating as an invitation to buy this wine for aging, but don’t make the mistake I did of having it now.
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Great wine but nowhere near ready to drink. I knew this. Everybody said it. The two previous notes here are from knowledgeable guys saying so. The two pro reviews said so. And I’m enraged at myself that I opened this bottle by mistake thinking I was opening a Kabi. By the time I tasted it and did a double take on the label the damage was done.
I’m sure I missed half the notes because I didn’t decant it long enough, so I’m not even going to bother attempting it. Balance is beautiful. Everyone loved it at least. Thankfully, I have another bottle that won’t get opened till the next decade at least.
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Opened and consumed over two days, using the Josephinenhütte No. 1 (white wine) and No.2 (universal) glasses.
Yellow peach that becomes more honeyed with air time, orange marmalade, and a touch of sponti on the nose. On the second night, more tropical fruit notes including pineapple and some herbal tones of sage and oregano peek in. Concentrated, rich, and deep on the palate, but with acidity that balances the residual sugar well. So fun and enjoyable to drink right now, but should evolve nicely.
When comparing the glasses, the Josephinenhütte No. 1 showed a slate minerality on the nose that I couldn't pick up with the No. 2, but aroma and flavor profile otherwise was similar.
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Important note - it took 24 hours for this wine to really open up. Decant or open waaaaaaaaay ahead. On night two it finally blossomed, and ripe peach, sage, pine needle and pineapple aromas just poured out of the glass. On the palate it remained surprisingly soft, with sufficient, but not bright acids. Candied lemon peel accents on the finish gave additional brightness, and kept it from toppling over. It still resides in more the luscious end of the scale, rather than racy. Delicious is no question. Exciting is in the palate of the beholder.
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1/29/2024 - Winiac wrote: 92 Points
Balanced, but acid minus. Flavors are not very focused, but overall, very drinkable and pleasant.
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10/16/2022 - JJKinch wrote: 92 Points
Nice tropical fruit (pineapple, slight mango), good citrus- lime, nice honey- good lingering sweetness, nice floral, good acidity. Bright. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable.
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9/5/2022 - FiggySmalls wrote:
on pnp, it's very aromatic and open. plenty rs and richness, but enough acid that it drinks like a mildly-balanced dessert wine.
it definitely mirrors the rich "pineapple wine" Guillermo accurately describes. I'm in the "drink up now while it has some youthful perk" camp, though.
I am unsure what aging would do for this already thick and flabby pour,
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7/12/2022 - Double-A Likes this wine: 90 Points
Aromatic, waxy mineral, ripe apple, and nectarine nose. Medium-sweet palate with juicy acidity; light bodied with a long, lively finish. Delightful with great potential; still very primary and youthful.
4/5
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11/14/2021 - guillermo- Likes this wine: 94 Points
Night two (because of course I saved some) with more time to sit and calmly think while tasting. Creamy on the palate with some far away hints of pickled ginger and pure fresh sugarcane, but otherwise this is all about pineapple, pineapple, pineapple on both the nose and palate.
I can see why Brian would mention oregano because there’s something of that on the finish, but it’s more a remembrance than a hint for me. And I can see why David mentioned candied lemon, but it’s more pickled ginger and sugarcane to me. This isn’t an exact science.
If you told someone who has never had pradikat rieslings that this is a pineapple wine from the Caribbean they would believe you and say it’s delicious. (Having tasted fermented pineapple myself, I’m fairly sure that’s not what pineapple wine would taste like because it would be way more acidic and sour but that’s not really the point.)
Take my rating as an invitation to buy this wine for aging, but don’t make the mistake I did of having it now.
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11/13/2021 - guillermo- Likes this wine:
Great wine but nowhere near ready to drink. I knew this. Everybody said it. The two previous notes here are from knowledgeable guys saying so. The two pro reviews said so. And I’m enraged at myself that I opened this bottle by mistake thinking I was opening a Kabi. By the time I tasted it and did a double take on the label the damage was done.
I’m sure I missed half the notes because I didn’t decant it long enough, so I’m not even going to bother attempting it. Balance is beautiful. Everyone loved it at least. Thankfully, I have another bottle that won’t get opened till the next decade at least.
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4/29/2021 - rieslinghoarder Likes this wine: 94 Points
Opened and consumed over two days, using the Josephinenhütte No. 1 (white wine) and No.2 (universal) glasses.
Yellow peach that becomes more honeyed with air time, orange marmalade, and a touch of sponti on the nose. On the second night, more tropical fruit notes including pineapple and some herbal tones of sage and oregano peek in. Concentrated, rich, and deep on the palate, but with acidity that balances the residual sugar well. So fun and enjoyable to drink right now, but should evolve nicely.
When comparing the glasses, the Josephinenhütte No. 1 showed a slate minerality on the nose that I couldn't pick up with the No. 2, but aroma and flavor profile otherwise was similar.
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2/27/2021 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Important note - it took 24 hours for this wine to really open up. Decant or open waaaaaaaaay ahead. On night two it finally blossomed, and ripe peach, sage, pine needle and pineapple aromas just poured out of the glass. On the palate it remained surprisingly soft, with sufficient, but not bright acids. Candied lemon peel accents on the finish gave additional brightness, and kept it from toppling over. It still resides in more the luscious end of the scale, rather than racy. Delicious is no question. Exciting is in the palate of the beholder.
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