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2006 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett
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Theise: of it, so you don’t have to drive with a foot on the brakes, and two: the reason there’s
enough of it is it’s really a sizable Auslese (106° is nothing to sneeze at unless botrytis
gets up your nose). They bottled even earlier than usual (mid-Feb) and the wine
seemed more accessible.
Apropos; there have been times I felt Eymael insists on bottling these wines too soon.
They can become like preemies, it can make them seem runt-y and it takes them years
to “catch up.” I am certain I’ve underrated each of the last five vintages of Kabinett here
because they’re so stunted by early bottling.
This wine manages somewhat better thanks to its insane ripeness. I mean, this would
have been the 1-star Auslese in a vintage like `93; it’s spicy and zingy and sort of works
as “Kabinett” in its own gargantuan context. The wine is excellent whatever it’s called.
SOS: 2 (12-28 years)
enough of it is it’s really a sizable Auslese (106° is nothing to sneeze at unless botrytis
gets up your nose). They bottled even earlier than usual (mid-Feb) and the wine
seemed more accessible.
Apropos; there have been times I felt Eymael insists on bottling these wines too soon.
They can become like preemies, it can make them seem runt-y and it takes them years
to “catch up.” I am certain I’ve underrated each of the last five vintages of Kabinett here
because they’re so stunted by early bottling.
This wine manages somewhat better thanks to its insane ripeness. I mean, this would
have been the 1-star Auslese in a vintage like `93; it’s spicy and zingy and sort of works
as “Kabinett” in its own gargantuan context. The wine is excellent whatever it’s called.
SOS: 2 (12-28 years)