#05-02, 8.5% abv. As I poured myself the first glass of this and quickly tasted it, the first word that came to my mind was scintillating. Apparently I have a limited vocabulary, because that's exactly what I said about the last bottle of this that I had. The nose isn't the most expressive, but there are slight hints of fruit. It's the palate where this wine shines; it's not chock full of fruit flavour but instead focusses on minerals and herbs. The acidity is bright and electric; it's a wine teeming with energy that tastes much younger than it actually is. Yet another in a long line of incredible wines made by Hans-Leo.
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Poured into small bottles. Day 2. The nose isn't showing that much, some lime and a bit of herbs and honey. The palate is a little mute but the end palate and finish are wonderful - crisp with great lime fruit, wild strawberries, spicy.
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#05-02, 8.5% abv. Some of the best rieslings, I've typically described as scintillating. This bottle is no exception. It is preternaturally youthful, with beautiful fresh fruit and green herb aromas on the nose, and a generosity that makes you think that this wine will be sweeter than it actually is. On the palate, there is an ethereal lightness with flavours of orchard fruit and a mouthwatering, racy acidity that whets the appetite. This is the sort of brilliant wine that is as complex as you want it to be -- easy to mindlessly drink but with ample material to contemplate and sip. The work of a consummate master.
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Lovely, mature and complex. Displays apple skins, herbs, baked apple and citrus. While very enjoyable, the acids were just good... not as electric as I was expecting.
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Brilliant Kabinett. Classic Würzgarten strawberry and lime flavours tinged with floral, mineral, and the start of maturing smoky notes, all conveyed on a package that has amazing lightness and finesse. There's barely any sense of weight here, yet such intensity to the flavours and a finish that lingers long after each sip. This is in a great place now, though has years ahead of it.
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Hanging out with Salil; 1/21/2017-1/22/2017 (Chicago, IL): #05-02, 8.5% abv. This is just crazily good Kabinett. There's really not much to say about this, except that it is exactly what an Ürziger Würzgarten Kabinett ought to taste like. There's that veritable spice garden with its green herbs, a touch of strawberry, and almost a hint of orange blossom -- this is so exotic and yet familiar at the same time. The palate is clean and crisp, with racy acidity and perfect balance. A phenomenal Kabinett. This is a wine that will easily age for decades more. It's a shame that Hans-Leo isn't making the wines now.
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Farewell to a delicious wine. This is my last bottle of the Kabinett (plenty of Spatlese and Auslese still waiting), and on the top of the maturity curve. It still shows a lightly cooked strawberry aroma (think jam/sauce), but is now dominated but the red slate elements of the Wurzgarten. Cinnamon red hots, dried pineapple, nutmeg and iron minerality take the focus. On the palate it is only lightly sweet, and the acidity makes for a completely dry finish. I have been following this wine for 13 years, since it's release in fall of 2002, and it has always been beautiful regardless of where it was in its aging curve. It remains beautiful now, as it gets ready to sail towards the sunset.
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OMFG. I think this is the best young kabinett for me of all time, and I've had some really good ones. :) Huge and suavely subtle. Bright, laser-focused, nuanced, clean, saline, crunchy red berried fruit. Silky, deep, glycerin-imbued yet light as a feather texture. Blazing structural acidity. With limeade and cream on top. And a finish to die for. My god I love well made Riesling! Christoffels in 01 are just phenomenal - so glad I have a ton more. This will easily last a decade, and probably two, though I wouldn't want to miss this phase. Ridiculous....... (Knee buckling, supplication icon here.)
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I have followed this wine since June 2002 when it was first poured at the Terry Theise portfolio tasting in NYC. I was blown away then. A lack of willpower has resulted in most of my bottles disappearing long before now. Some have been good. A couple have been excellent. Tonight marked the first time in 12 years that great came out to play again. The grace, purity, elegance and cut of that young wine reappeared, along with layers of bottle aged complexity. The flavors expand on the palate, and the finish lingers for a long, long time.
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Took a bottle to Telepan. Medium gold. Multifaceted nose of creamy peach, ripe apple, lime, a bit of mature Riesling - petrol, honey, white pepper, nutmeg. Very bright, very lively. Enters creamy on the palate peach, honey, ripe apple. Acid builds and you get lime, tangerine, lime cream and spices. Sweeter and more concentrated than some Kabinetts, but the serious acid keeps it light on its feet. Real razor-like at points. Finish was inconsistent between just good and excellent - dropping off in intensity at points, but when on showing lime cream and spice. Great stuff. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 4/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 16.5/20.
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Still so youthful and vibrant with electric cut and pristinely chiseled definition with great energy and life. Just a great 2001 Kabinett with no sign of slowing down.
Still seems pretty darn young and sweet at age 10. Light lemon yellow in the glass with a nose of ripe pear and sour apple. Also a hint of minerals poking through but not overtly so. In the mouth quite sweet with lots of acidity. Can't really drink too much of this without some rich food to go along with it to buffer the intensity of the wine. I'm guessing this will keep going and going...
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Still youthful but very enjoyable, showing fresh lime and strawberry fruit seasoned with slate and florality on a lean, elegant frame. There's really bright, refreshing acidity that keeps it very precise, refreshing and just barely sweet.
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Brief note: Still pale yellow but gaining secondary aromas, flavors and body. Just a fine, firm, lovely Kabinett. Mucho life ahead. Should have bought more.
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Pale gold in the glass. Aromas of apricot and tropical fruit, Meyer lemon and some stone. All more pronounced after being in the glass a couple of hours. Beautifully focused on the palate, with (for those who remember the track) "A Taste of Honey," though a pleasantly bitter rather than the sweet honey quality. No riesling petrol notes, but we detected a late hazelnut note. Almost lip-smacking acidity on the long finish. This is great now, but reads amazingly young and fresh. I suspect we will have plenty of time to make our way through the rest of the case. Despite advice to wait, I cannot resist trying the Spatlese of the same vintage now.
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Not quite at the level of the last bottle, but still stellar. Brilliant gold green yellow. Explosive nose of crushed citrus, talc (baby powder), honey, filberts. Crisp, dryish finish, with the weight of a spatlese, or maybe even an auslese of old. Palate not quite as complex, more citrus dominated, and not quite the mid-palate or length of previous bottles. Maybe this bottle needed more time. Consumed over two hours, couldn't stop myself, too damn good, but would have liked to have seen how it would have evolved. My guess is this has another 10 years.
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Not showing quite as well as a couple of years ago, but oddly seeming like it needs more time. Maybe my 2006 bottle was a bit advanced. Still very tasty, but it was outclassed by the Erdener Treppchen kabinett on the night.
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Showing a lighter straw color in the glass this time, almost green tint in color held up to the light. The nose is beautiful, and shows scents of tropical fruits, coconuts, and pineapple with a light hint of minerals lingering at the end. In the mouth there is a bit of sweetness as the fruit flavors unfold and lay down a soft blanket across the palate.
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Wow! What a wine. Brilliant light yellow, with shadings on the side of light gold. Fantastic attack and seamlessness. Slightly sweeter than I expected, but I think this is due to extract, fruit, and glycerin, not sugar content. A brilliant 01. If the rest of this vintage is anything like this in its quality and qualities, I'm ecstatic, as I'm holding a boatload of 01s. The primary descriptor I'd use to describe the way this wine performed would be "Monumental." Not a huge wine by any means, but it conveys a sense of profundity, clarity, focus, intelligence and depth, and demands respect. Oh, I know! It's an Obama wine :-) Seriously though, great wine, with a sense that, as well made as it is, alot has to do with the vintage characteristics.
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A true pleasure to drink...a golden hue in the glass, with scents of pineapple, tropical fruits, and nectarines on the nose. In the mouth this light-medium bodied wine sails across the palate with bright fruit flavors and a finish that calls for more...totally enjoyable now, but still has plenty of time left. I would guess that this will hold well for another 6-8 years. However, it is so tempting now....why wait?
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Wow. Just a hint of some yellow color. Lovely aromas of slate, apples, strawberries, and a hint of petrol. Light bodied, with perfect acids carrying the lovely flavors consistent with the aromatics across the palate. Finish is long, with a nice acid tang. Just a lovely kabinett, sarting to show a hint of development.
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This wine started out somewhat sweet and primary but after a few hours in the glass became much more interesting. The wine does have the acidity to keep it fresh but reminded me of a typical spat. The wine is pure and has a lipid texture in the mouth. I detected a hint of diesel fuel on the nose and suspect this wine is starting to mature.
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Really pretty. Great zip and acidic finish counter what would otherwise be a peculiarly sweet kabinett although overall weightis closer to a classic kabinett.
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Very nice to be sure, but rather simple and awfully sweet for a Kabinett. With a herbed roast chicken, it was almost cloying. Is this a stage or was it an odd bottle?
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Tried first bottle on advice of David Bueker that is was drinking well. This bottle was quite closed, and only beginning to strut its stuff after 2 days. Good balance of sweetness/acidity evident and plenty of fruit there I think. Will wait another year.
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Well I did not have the patience to waut 3-5 years, but this is un-frakking believable. Outstanding fruit, great balance and a lip smacking, creamy texture that is to die for. Amazing!
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Cinamon, apple, red hots, kiwi, very sweet smelling aromas. Very light feeling .. spice. Finishes with lemon zest, hot pepper, very lively and very long. This is more open and fleshy than three years ago but hasn't developed a lot of secondary nuances but is beautiful, fresh, and full of fruit. Try again in two years?
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This is drinking beatifully now, have shed some of its baby fat and gaining strength and verve. Sweet for a Kabinet, but just the right foil with a smoky grilled chicken with rosemary. I could have polished off another bottle the way this one glides down the gullet.
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This is just brilliant. The nose smells of lime, citrus, and some chalkboard. The wine starts with slate and minerality, then followed with gorgeous lime zest and a creamy finish. Wondering if I might find some strawberry notes with more air (cellar time?)...Agree with the other notes and this may be the best Kabinett I have had as well, I just love the lime from this vineyard/bottling. No need to rush, this isn't going anywhere but up in the near future.
Served with chili rubbed salmon this quickly reminded me of why I cellar these treasures. Do any wines do a better job of reflecting their origins at this price point?...
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Is it too early to drink the 2001s? Yes, mostly it is. But it's useful to peek in on a few once in a while. This kabinett is just beginning to show some of what it's got. There's plenty of fruit, good mineral backbone & substantial acidity all wrapped up in a package that's developing some creamy texture to add to the inherent complexity of the site. More than half way to the amazing 2001 Wurzgarten Auslese*, this kabinett is several years from peak, as there's little to no secondary aromatics/flavors, just the developing mouthfeel. It's no crime to drink this now, but another 3-5 years of cellaring should (IMO) result in an even more complex and interesting wine.
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Interesting comparison to the Spatlese version. It's less sweet, naturally, but more delineated, a bit more advanced and shows more slate. The fresh acidity of the vintage is well demonstrated. Delicious food wine now and I don't think it will improve. Great buy at $11.
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Minerals, lime, white pepper. Beautifully balanced, honey, light on it's feet, minerals galore, with clean fresh acidity. The sugar is present but the acidity cuts right through leaving a finishing impression of dryness ... extraordinarily long vibrant finish with chalk, kiwi, apple skin. Beautiful wine.
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Wow, this one is like liquid gold. I read all the praise heaped on this one last year but managed to miss it until I scored a few bottles on Winebid recently. This has all the slate, chalk, and tangy citrus one expects of a great Mosel, but it hangs in perfect balance, with a density of fruit and a honeyed glow that are hard to come by. Maybe the best Mosel Kabinett I've ever had. (92-94)
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Bright disc. Pale straw-green with clear rim. Clean nose, showing little intensity. Light peach and pear scents are detected. Light-bodied on the palate, with similar simple flavors as for the nose. Short finish. Overall this wine is pleasant but does not have enough stuffing to impress me.
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12/29/2021 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
#05-02, 8.5% abv. As I poured myself the first glass of this and quickly tasted it, the first word that came to my mind was scintillating. Apparently I have a limited vocabulary, because that's exactly what I said about the last bottle of this that I had. The nose isn't the most expressive, but there are slight hints of fruit. It's the palate where this wine shines; it's not chock full of fruit flavour but instead focusses on minerals and herbs. The acidity is bright and electric; it's a wine teeming with energy that tastes much younger than it actually is. Yet another in a long line of incredible wines made by Hans-Leo.
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2/26/2021 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine:
Poured into small bottles. Day 2. The nose isn't showing that much, some lime and a bit of herbs and honey. The palate is a little mute but the end palate and finish are wonderful - crisp with great lime fruit, wild strawberries, spicy.
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11/21/2020 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
#05-02, 8.5% abv. Some of the best rieslings, I've typically described as scintillating. This bottle is no exception. It is preternaturally youthful, with beautiful fresh fruit and green herb aromas on the nose, and a generosity that makes you think that this wine will be sweeter than it actually is. On the palate, there is an ethereal lightness with flavours of orchard fruit and a mouthwatering, racy acidity that whets the appetite. This is the sort of brilliant wine that is as complex as you want it to be -- easy to mindlessly drink but with ample material to contemplate and sip. The work of a consummate master.
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7/22/2019 - mdefreitas wrote: 90 Points
Lovely, mature and complex. Displays apple skins, herbs, baked apple and citrus. While very enjoyable, the acids were just good... not as electric as I was expecting.
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1/22/2017 - salil wrote: 95 Points
Brilliant Kabinett. Classic Würzgarten strawberry and lime flavours tinged with floral, mineral, and the start of maturing smoky notes, all conveyed on a package that has amazing lightness and finesse. There's barely any sense of weight here, yet such intensity to the flavours and a finish that lingers long after each sip. This is in a great place now, though has years ahead of it.
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1/22/2017 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
Hanging out with Salil; 1/21/2017-1/22/2017 (Chicago, IL): #05-02, 8.5% abv. This is just crazily good Kabinett. There's really not much to say about this, except that it is exactly what an Ürziger Würzgarten Kabinett ought to taste like. There's that veritable spice garden with its green herbs, a touch of strawberry, and almost a hint of orange blossom -- this is so exotic and yet familiar at the same time. The palate is clean and crisp, with racy acidity and perfect balance. A phenomenal Kabinett. This is a wine that will easily age for decades more. It's a shame that Hans-Leo isn't making the wines now.
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6/7/2015 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Farewell to a delicious wine. This is my last bottle of the Kabinett (plenty of Spatlese and Auslese still waiting), and on the top of the maturity curve. It still shows a lightly cooked strawberry aroma (think jam/sauce), but is now dominated but the red slate elements of the Wurzgarten. Cinnamon red hots, dried pineapple, nutmeg and iron minerality take the focus. On the palate it is only lightly sweet, and the acidity makes for a completely dry finish. I have been following this wine for 13 years, since it's release in fall of 2002, and it has always been beautiful regardless of where it was in its aging curve. It remains beautiful now, as it gets ready to sail towards the sunset.
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12/8/2014 - sawira wrote: 94 Points
OMFG. I think this is the best young kabinett for me of all time, and I've had some really good ones. :) Huge and suavely subtle. Bright, laser-focused, nuanced, clean, saline, crunchy red berried fruit. Silky, deep, glycerin-imbued yet light as a feather texture. Blazing structural acidity. With limeade and cream on top. And a finish to die for. My god I love well made Riesling! Christoffels in 01 are just phenomenal - so glad I have a ton more. This will easily last a decade, and probably two, though I wouldn't want to miss this phase. Ridiculous....... (Knee buckling, supplication icon here.)
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11/15/2014 - cweiss Likes this wine:
Hamtopia. Easy to identify in a single blind flight of 4 2001 Mosel Kabs. Excellent, as always. Hitting on all cylinders but no hurry to drink.
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5/21/2014 - Rieslingfan Likes this wine: 94 Points
I have followed this wine since June 2002 when it was first poured at the Terry Theise portfolio tasting in NYC. I was blown away then. A lack of willpower has resulted in most of my bottles disappearing long before now. Some have been good. A couple have been excellent. Tonight marked the first time in 12 years that great came out to play again. The grace, purity, elegance and cut of that young wine reappeared, along with layers of bottle aged complexity. The flavors expand on the palate, and the finish lingers for a long, long time.
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12/28/2012 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 93 Points
Took a bottle to Telepan. Medium gold. Multifaceted nose of creamy peach, ripe apple, lime, a bit of mature Riesling - petrol, honey, white pepper, nutmeg. Very bright, very lively. Enters creamy on the palate peach, honey, ripe apple. Acid builds and you get lime, tangerine, lime cream and spices. Sweeter and more concentrated than some Kabinetts, but the serious acid keeps it light on its feet. Real razor-like at points. Finish was inconsistent between just good and excellent - dropping off in intensity at points, but when on showing lime cream and spice. Great stuff. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 4/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 16.5/20.
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12/7/2012 - Chomsky wrote:
Still so youthful and vibrant with electric cut and pristinely chiseled definition with great energy and life. Just a great 2001 Kabinett with no sign of slowing down.
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8/25/2012 - cweiss wrote:
Montreal. Picnic along the Lachine Canal. Great. Still seems a couple of years from fully mature and not much evolved from 9/18/11 bottle.
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10/22/2011 - locovino wrote: 92 Points
Still seems pretty darn young and sweet at age 10. Light lemon yellow in the glass with a nose of ripe pear and sour apple. Also a hint of minerals poking through but not overtly so. In the mouth quite sweet with lots of acidity. Can't really drink too much of this without some rich food to go along with it to buffer the intensity of the wine. I'm guessing this will keep going and going...
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9/18/2011 - cweiss wrote:
Very very very nice. Fruit, mineral, acid some sugar; in short, the glory that is Mosel. Drink now but years not a problem.
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4/8/2011 - salil wrote: 91 Points
Still youthful but very enjoyable, showing fresh lime and strawberry fruit seasoned with slate and florality on a lean, elegant frame. There's really bright, refreshing acidity that keeps it very precise, refreshing and just barely sweet.
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12/29/2010 - antiwood wrote:
Brief note: Still pale yellow but gaining secondary aromas, flavors and body. Just a fine, firm, lovely Kabinett. Mucho life ahead. Should have bought more.
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7/18/2010 - cfe wrote:
Lovely, but will go much longer.
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6/5/2010 - robin@robinmeredith.com wrote:
Still very primary, with relatively high RS - seems more Spatlese than Kabinett. Needs more time.
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4/10/2010 - Mistress of Wine wrote:
Pale gold in the glass. Aromas of apricot and tropical fruit, Meyer lemon and some stone. All more pronounced after being in the glass a couple of hours. Beautifully focused on the palate, with (for those who remember the track) "A Taste of Honey," though a pleasantly bitter rather than the sweet honey quality. No riesling petrol notes, but we detected a late hazelnut note. Almost lip-smacking acidity on the long finish. This is great now, but reads amazingly young and fresh. I suspect we will have plenty of time to make our way through the rest of the case. Despite advice to wait, I cannot resist trying the Spatlese of the same vintage now.
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4/17/2009 - sawira wrote: 92 Points
Not quite at the level of the last bottle, but still stellar. Brilliant gold green yellow. Explosive nose of crushed citrus, talc (baby powder), honey, filberts. Crisp, dryish finish, with the weight of a spatlese, or maybe even an auslese of old. Palate not quite as complex, more citrus dominated, and not quite the mid-palate or length of previous bottles. Maybe this bottle needed more time. Consumed over two hours, couldn't stop myself, too damn good, but would have liked to have seen how it would have evolved. My guess is this has another 10 years.
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3/14/2009 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Not showing quite as well as a couple of years ago, but oddly seeming like it needs more time. Maybe my 2006 bottle was a bit advanced. Still very tasty, but it was outclassed by the Erdener Treppchen kabinett on the night.
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2/2/2009 - Kirk Grant wrote: 91 Points
Showing a lighter straw color in the glass this time, almost green tint in color held up to the light. The nose is beautiful, and shows scents of tropical fruits, coconuts, and pineapple with a light hint of minerals lingering at the end. In the mouth there is a bit of sweetness as the fruit flavors unfold and lay down a soft blanket across the palate.
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11/28/2008 - sawira wrote: 93 Points
Wow! What a wine. Brilliant light yellow, with shadings on the side of light gold. Fantastic attack and seamlessness. Slightly sweeter than I expected, but I think this is due to extract, fruit, and glycerin, not sugar content. A brilliant 01. If the rest of this vintage is anything like this in its quality and qualities, I'm ecstatic, as I'm holding a boatload of 01s. The primary descriptor I'd use to describe the way this wine performed would be "Monumental." Not a huge wine by any means, but it conveys a sense of profundity, clarity, focus, intelligence and depth, and demands respect. Oh, I know! It's an Obama wine :-) Seriously though, great wine, with a sense that, as well made as it is, alot has to do with the vintage characteristics.
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10/1/2008 - Kirk Grant wrote:
A true pleasure to drink...a golden hue in the glass, with scents of pineapple, tropical fruits, and nectarines on the nose. In the mouth this light-medium bodied wine sails across the palate with bright fruit flavors and a finish that calls for more...totally enjoyable now, but still has plenty of time left. I would guess that this will hold well for another 6-8 years. However, it is so tempting now....why wait?
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9/16/2007 - cfe wrote: 91 Points
Wow. Just a hint of some yellow color. Lovely aromas of slate, apples, strawberries, and a hint of petrol. Light bodied, with perfect acids carrying the lovely flavors consistent with the aromatics across the palate. Finish is long, with a nice acid tang. Just a lovely kabinett, sarting to show a hint of development.
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1/5/2007 - Roberto_1 wrote: 90 Points
This wine started out somewhat sweet and primary but after a few hours in the glass became much more interesting. The wine does have the acidity to keep it fresh but reminded me of a typical spat. The wine is pure and has a lipid texture in the mouth. I detected a hint of diesel fuel on the nose and suspect this wine is starting to mature.
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12/31/2006 - Employee500 wrote: 91 Points
Really pretty. Great zip and acidic finish counter what would otherwise be a peculiarly sweet kabinett although overall weightis closer to a classic kabinett.
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8/27/2006 - sdr wrote: 86 Points
Very nice to be sure, but rather simple and awfully sweet for a Kabinett. With a herbed roast chicken, it was almost cloying. Is this a stage or was it an odd bottle?
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8/26/2006 - mdefreitas wrote: 90 Points
Rieslings & Reds @ Howard's (Old Greenwich): Racy, structured and focused. Seemed a bit too dry, but wonderful with food. Good future ahead.
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7/1/2006 - cweiss wrote:
Tried first bottle on advice of David Bueker that is was drinking well. This bottle was quite closed, and only beginning to strut its stuff after 2 days. Good balance of sweetness/acidity evident and plenty of fruit there I think. Will wait another year.
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5/13/2006 - Rieslingfan wrote: 95 Points
Well I did not have the patience to waut 3-5 years, but this is un-frakking believable. Outstanding fruit, great balance and a lip smacking, creamy texture that is to die for. Amazing!
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5/2/2006 - antiwood wrote:
Cinamon, apple, red hots, kiwi, very sweet smelling aromas. Very light feeling .. spice. Finishes with lemon zest, hot pepper, very lively and very long. This is more open and fleshy than three years ago but hasn't developed a lot of secondary nuances but is beautiful, fresh, and full of fruit. Try again in two years?
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4/28/2006 - sdr wrote: 90 Points
This is drinking beatifully now, have shed some of its baby fat and gaining strength and verve. Sweet for a Kabinet, but just the right foil with a smoky grilled chicken with rosemary. I could have polished off another bottle the way this one glides down the gullet.
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9/29/2005 - MikeZ wrote:
This is just brilliant. The nose smells of lime, citrus, and some chalkboard. The wine starts with slate and minerality, then followed with gorgeous lime zest and a creamy finish. Wondering if I might find some strawberry notes with more air (cellar time?)...Agree with the other notes and this may be the best Kabinett I have had as well, I just love the lime from this vineyard/bottling. No need to rush, this isn't going anywhere but up in the near future.
Served with chili rubbed salmon this quickly reminded me of why I cellar these treasures. Do any wines do a better job of reflecting their origins at this price point?...
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9/24/2005 - Rieslingfan wrote:
Is it too early to drink the 2001s? Yes, mostly it is. But it's useful to peek in on a few once in a while. This kabinett is just beginning to show some of what it's got. There's plenty of fruit, good mineral backbone & substantial acidity all wrapped up in a package that's developing some creamy texture to add to the inherent complexity of the site. More than half way to the amazing 2001 Wurzgarten Auslese*, this kabinett is several years from peak, as there's little to no secondary aromatics/flavors, just the developing mouthfeel. It's no crime to drink this now, but another 3-5 years of cellaring should (IMO) result in an even more complex and interesting wine.
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8/19/2005 - sdr wrote: 92 Points
Interesting comparison to the Spatlese version. It's less sweet, naturally, but more delineated, a bit more advanced and shows more slate. The fresh acidity of the vintage is well demonstrated. Delicious food wine now and I don't think it will improve. Great buy at $11.
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12/16/2004 - antiwood wrote: 92 Points
Minerals, lime, white pepper. Beautifully balanced, honey, light on it's feet, minerals galore, with clean fresh acidity. The sugar is present but the acidity cuts right through leaving a finishing impression of dryness ... extraordinarily long vibrant finish with chalk, kiwi, apple skin. Beautiful wine.
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12/6/2003 - DChan wrote: 92 Points
Wow, this one is like liquid gold. I read all the praise heaped on this one last year but managed to miss it until I scored a few bottles on Winebid recently. This has all the slate, chalk, and tangy citrus one expects of a great Mosel, but it hangs in perfect balance, with a density of fruit and a honeyed glow that are hard to come by. Maybe the best Mosel Kabinett I've ever had. (92-94)
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11/15/2002 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 82 Points
Bright disc. Pale straw-green with clear rim. Clean nose, showing little intensity. Light peach and pear scents are detected. Light-bodied on the palate, with similar simple flavors as for the nose. Short finish. Overall this wine is pleasant but does not have enough stuffing to impress me.
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