Tasted side by side with 2009, this vintage felt quite a bit out of pace, amber colour, aroma and flavour suggests that its past its prime. Pronounced mature aroma of dried peaches and apples, caramelized pineapple, honey, toasty and smoky hints, touch of caramel. Medium body, broad shouldered and densely structured, deep medium+ intensity flavours of dried and honeyed peaches and apples, caramelized pineapples, expressive and focused acidity, long caramelized and toasted finish.
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Magnum, Genauso wie vor drei Monaten aus der Eintel auf dem Höhepunkt. Damals aus der Demi-Magnum vielleicht sogar einen Tacken frischer, nahezu perfekt gereifter Riesling, lebendige Säure mit einer feinen Cremigkeit, nicht so burgundisch wie der 2004er, Für mich der beste Riesling des Abends. Gut so, 97+
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Deep yellow shading to orange. I was a little worried about the color, but the wine showed great. Layers of aromas and flavors kept cascading out. Initially pineapple and ripe apple was predominant. Next Indian spices and floral notes appeared. The palate was lush and creamy with an impression of slight sweetness. After a couple of hours open, there were nutty and caramel notes, so some oxidation characters, but not enough to overwhelm the other aromas and flavors. Stunning wine, but if I had another bottle I would think about consuming it over the next couple of years.
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2001 and 2002 Dry Rieslings from Rheingau, Nahe & Pfalz (Home): Medium yellow. In the nose, yellow spices jump at you - kurkuma and safran. This yellow spice note is so concise that it dominates the brain, so that for a while, the rest is a bit in the background. But the nose gets more balanced and elegant with time. There's tobacco, some fruit, too, yet not unleashed. The nose is far more restrained at this point in time than with the Hohenmorgen from the same year. This is an almost silent wine that takes a lot of time to release what it has. On the palate, it's super complex with multilayered minerality, fine acidity and - again - quite spicy notes. Long finish. Great already, but this needs more time.
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The deepest, most saturated gold color I've seen in any white wine in my limited tasting history. The nose defines complexity: the petrol has melted into an incomprehensibly lush yet vibrant acacia honey, with steeped green tea, poached pear and banana puree with maple syrup glaze, stone fruit and peach skin all seductively vying for attention. This wine's palate presence is mythic. The puckering acidity that marked much of the '02 vintage remains, and yet now it is the last puzzle piece in an integrated, breathtakingly beautiful whole. As light as a feather, yet bold as brothers. This is a four-dimensional tasting experience, and I don't even care if such a thing is even rational or not. Melon essence, peach and passionfruit with such freshness that I find it almost impossible to believe this is going on seven years old. The wine literally melts across the entire palate. And the finish never ends. It is at once floral and deeply mineral. It dovetails with all the red verve of volcanic soil and reverberates from time to time with the gritty, sandy subtlety of ground sandstone. A wine that is both perfect gentleman and sophisticated lady. 97.
In glass + 2 hrs: The nose took on a very distinct gingerbread sugar cookie nose that was intoxicating. I got light-headed for a second. Wow. Had the holidays on my mind all over again.
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7/29/2023 - Ernestas Likes this wine: 93 Points
Tasted side by side with 2009, this vintage felt quite a bit out of pace, amber colour, aroma and flavour suggests that its past its prime. Pronounced mature aroma of dried peaches and apples, caramelized pineapple, honey, toasty and smoky hints, touch of caramel. Medium body, broad shouldered and densely structured, deep medium+ intensity flavours of dried and honeyed peaches and apples, caramelized pineapples, expressive and focused acidity, long caramelized and toasted finish.
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12/25/2017 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 97 Points
Magnum, Genauso wie vor drei Monaten aus der Eintel auf dem Höhepunkt. Damals aus der Demi-Magnum vielleicht sogar einen Tacken frischer, nahezu perfekt gereifter Riesling, lebendige Säure mit einer feinen Cremigkeit, nicht so burgundisch wie der 2004er, Für mich der beste Riesling des Abends. Gut so, 97+
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1/26/2015 - wineack Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep yellow shading to orange. I was a little worried about the color, but the wine showed great. Layers of aromas and flavors kept cascading out. Initially pineapple and ripe apple was predominant. Next Indian spices and floral notes appeared. The palate was lush and creamy with an impression of slight sweetness. After a couple of hours open, there were nutty and caramel notes, so some oxidation characters, but not enough to overwhelm the other aromas and flavors. Stunning wine, but if I had another bottle I would think about consuming it over the next couple of years.
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9/6/2013 - octopussy Likes this wine: 94 Points
2001 and 2002 Dry Rieslings from Rheingau, Nahe & Pfalz (Home): Medium yellow. In the nose, yellow spices jump at you - kurkuma and safran. This yellow spice note is so concise that it dominates the brain, so that for a while, the rest is a bit in the background. But the nose gets more balanced and elegant with time. There's tobacco, some fruit, too, yet not unleashed. The nose is far more restrained at this point in time than with the Hohenmorgen from the same year. This is an almost silent wine that takes a lot of time to release what it has. On the palate, it's super complex with multilayered minerality, fine acidity and - again - quite spicy notes. Long finish. Great already, but this needs more time.
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1/12/2009 - jvogel wrote: 97 Points
The deepest, most saturated gold color I've seen in any white wine in my limited tasting history. The nose defines complexity: the petrol has melted into an incomprehensibly lush yet vibrant acacia honey, with steeped green tea, poached pear and banana puree with maple syrup glaze, stone fruit and peach skin all seductively vying for attention. This wine's palate presence is mythic. The puckering acidity that marked much of the '02 vintage remains, and yet now it is the last puzzle piece in an integrated, breathtakingly beautiful whole. As light as a feather, yet bold as brothers. This is a four-dimensional tasting experience, and I don't even care if such a thing is even rational or not. Melon essence, peach and passionfruit with such freshness that I find it almost impossible to believe this is going on seven years old. The wine literally melts across the entire palate. And the finish never ends. It is at once floral and deeply mineral. It dovetails with all the red verve of volcanic soil and reverberates from time to time with the gritty, sandy subtlety of ground sandstone. A wine that is both perfect gentleman and sophisticated lady. 97.
In glass + 2 hrs: The nose took on a very distinct gingerbread sugar cookie nose that was intoxicating. I got light-headed for a second. Wow. Had the holidays on my mind all over again.
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