2002 Domaine Weinbach Riesling Schlossberg Cuvée Ste. Catherine L'Inédit!

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  9/18/2023 - liber wrote: 87 Points

  Last of 6, pnp, perfect cork and level, in line, unfortunately, with previous experience, dark and slightly oxidative, little riesling typicity, clunky demi-sec flavour profile, baked fruits, careful food match a must as the wine just about works with richer spiced sauces (eg Greek spiced chicken with feta and butter beans in a tomato based source) where normal Alsace riesling would not work, otherwise well enough made as you'd expect from the Fallers, no rush but probable downside. G+ (15.5) and for me lower..........on reflection I have an issue with the style; there seems to have been a tendency in Alsace to produce a sweeter style of riesling away from what I regard as the traditional bone dry, food friendly, style still espoused by Trimbach and Kientzler. i think this is a mistake as it veers towards German style particularly in the Pfalz and it causes problems for the consumer in knowing what to expect. It wasn't always so as I recall Marc Kreydenweiss made a bone dry VT Kastelberg in 1985 which was in the style of the normal Kastelberg rieling just with greater volume and intensity and still delicious when I had last of 24 in 2012. Merchants tell me they find Alsace wines hard to sell and I think the issue referred to is part of the reason why, and a great shame at a time when the world is looking for an alternative to white Burg, given the ludicrous pricing expectations and unresolved pox issues!

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  11/19/2020 - liber wrote: 87 Points

  5th of 6, pnp, perfect cork and level, darker but better, rounder, some nuance at last, semi sweet style a problem for me, not much riesling typicity, no upside now. G+ (15.5).

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  10/11/2020 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points

  Purchased from the Dutch importer in 2009. Very tertiary by now. Full yellow colour with a golden sheen. Has lost its fruit on the nose, salmiac and gunpowder tea; soft acidity, hint of honey, dried apple, currants; light finish with a lovely touch of fresh Riesling grapes. A bit too far for my taste, but I seem to like it better than the bottle tasted in 2015.

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  3/26/2020 - Mhbeaune Likes this wine: 95 Points

  exceptional pairing with a lovely spicey stir fry at home. Purchased at the vineyard following a private un-announced tasting on a bank holiday when Catherrine Faller answered the door.
  The creaminess and exotic fruits just so worked with the chiilie, garlic and fresh ginger. had the texture and flavours to be consumed well chilled at about 8c. this is so well made from such great terroir ir will go on for years ! if only I had more left.

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  4/28/2019 - liber wrote: 86 Points

  4th of 6, pnp, perfect cork and level, similar to and little changed from my previous bottles, just more underwhelming, as I really want my Alsace Riesling to have some typicity and zip and not be the amorphous, simple semi-sweet blob of this wine and I can't see it coming to anything even though still youthful in many ways. G (15) and overmarked previously.

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