2008 Schloss Saarstein Serriger Schloss Saarsteiner Riesling Kabinett

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89 points

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  9/10/2012 - Rob Hansult Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very pale yellow w/glint of green.
  
  Nose > Sappy pink-grapefruit, fresh lime-flesh, white-nectarine, & tart-apricot. Honeysuckle, cool slate & crushed rock.
  Creamy/steely, sweaty/pungent, blackcurrant, lychee, lavender, lemon/lime-oil, lime-zest, & sweet-clover.
  Red, Morello-cherry, & rocky cherry-stone.
  Big aroma. Vivid, steely petrichor. Like a mountain stream of Riesling crashing over frozen boulders.
  
  Palate > Slatey/sweaty/pungent lime-flesh, tart-apricot, grapefruit/pink-grapefruit, with lemon & lime-oil.
  Crushed rocks & minerals, kiwi, lychee, & Morello-cherry.
  Sharp, complex, refreshing, & firm, with plenty of fruit.
  Good+ intensity & length. Great balance.
  Lime-flesh & zest in long finish.
  Perfumed lime-zest, & pink-grapefruit in extended aftertaste.
  
  A big, characterful Kabinett with great acidity. Drinks fairly dry.
  (92+)
  
  A long distance runner that is already drinking beautifully. Impressive.
  Very big drinking window on this puppy.

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  2/26/2011 - Jack Cranley wrote: 86 Points

  Cheesy, funky nose. Spritzy on the palate, lively acidity. Simple but refreshing finish. This is a good Riesling to sip chilled for refreshment. Not so much for refined Riesling elegance.

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  5/27/2010 - ron m wrote:

  Green apples galore. Straightforward Riesling, didn't really get the funkiness David suggested, but nice nevertheless. Just not complex.

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