2002 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese

Community Tasting Notes (76) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  10/22/2023 - jlm wrote:

  My final bottle, and at 21 years this wine is, astoundingly, just beginning to enter maturity. Super expressive aromas of lime zest, bergamot, and flowers. The palate is medium light and concentrated crunchy salty lime grip, with the first signs of maturing Riesling quince jelly and cherry just creeping in. A touch of sweetness remains, buoyed by the substantial acidity and stony texture of the palate. The finish wafts out in waves of citrus fruits and flowers. This is shockingly youthful still, and I am envious of those of you who'll get to experience the ethereal heights in reaches with 5, 10, and more years in the cellar. Wondrous bottle.

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  6/2/2023 - Rupert wrote: 93 Points

  Sensational! Bright, limey riesling, just a touch of sweetness, bursting with energy.

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  3/29/2023 - juffer Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Beautiful nose of lime, peach, salty mineral, bing cherry. Rich, riper mouth than I was expecting. Nice salty finish with return to cherry and decent acidity though could use just a touch more acidity or else some bitter in the finish for my taste. But all said, in a great place right now.

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  3/1/2023 - dcwino wrote: 92 Points

  Nuits-Saint-Georges and Riesling - Q by Peter Chang (Q by Peter Chang - Bethesda, Maryland): Served blind. Light color. Expressive nose displaying generous white and yellow fruit, pear, white peach, lemon curd, cream, spicy spices and mineral. Excellent concentration, generous white and yellow fruit, rich, dense and fat, medium acidity and mineral, and a long sweet white and yellow fruit driven finish. My guess is the 03 as it is rich and fat. Not terribly complex but delicious.

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  1/11/2023 - mdefreitas wrote: 87 Points

  Less impressive than my last bottle. This time it seemed a bit soft and low in acid. Showing nice "age-appropriate" mature notes, but not much length.

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