Green/gold, green apple, lemon peel, baked apple, grape skins, apple skins. Medium+ weight. In terms of sweetness, closer to Spatlese than Auslese. Thoroughly enjoyable. A hint of bitterness at the long finish prepares you for the next sip. Long, long life ahead, but a great drink now.
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Champagne gold. Not much going on in the nose. Ripe orchard fruit and some brown sugar. Fantastic on the palate. Apple skins, grape skins, baked apple, very ripe mandarin orange, candied citrus peel, and peach. Doesn't seem auslese sweet; no doubt due to the very bright, powerful and refreshing acidity balancing the sweetness. This makes it rather good as a wine to go with a meal. Some citrus pith bitterness at the end. Good length. Outstanding stuff and a great drink now.
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Nose starts out with a touch of reduction, for me gun flint, slight petrol, wet stones and white florals, very impressive bouquet. Palate is a medley of tropical fruit (lychee, mangosteen, maybe some creamy mango), lime, and crushed stones. Structure and balance are on point, good acid, this is between a heavier spatlese and lighter Auslese in terms of sweetness, good persistence and lengthy tropical finish. In a good window now but I imagine will improve effortlessly over the next 10 years or so. 92-93+
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On the nose strong diesel and rubber over a field of white flowers and just hints at any kind of fruit. On the palate some peaches, honey-melon and unripe pears but again dominated by mineral flavours: chalk, stone, smoke. At the same time feels very pure and almost crystaline. Not very sweet for an auslese, drinks more like a spätlese actually. Good length. Will gain more complexity with an additional deccade in the cellar, but already very enjoyable.
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2/17/2023 - Mulvk Likes this wine: 92 Points
Kerosene, honey suckle. Very nice
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7/20/2022 - winesteward Likes this wine: 93 Points
Green/gold, green apple, lemon peel, baked apple, grape skins, apple skins. Medium+ weight. In terms of sweetness, closer to Spatlese than Auslese. Thoroughly enjoyable. A hint of bitterness at the long finish prepares you for the next sip. Long, long life ahead, but a great drink now.
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3/7/2021 - winesteward Likes this wine: 93 Points
Champagne gold. Not much going on in the nose. Ripe orchard fruit and some brown sugar. Fantastic on the palate. Apple skins, grape skins, baked apple, very ripe mandarin orange, candied citrus peel, and peach. Doesn't seem auslese sweet; no doubt due to the very bright, powerful and refreshing acidity balancing the sweetness. This makes it rather good as a wine to go with a meal. Some citrus pith bitterness at the end. Good length. Outstanding stuff and a great drink now.
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2/9/2020 - Vinophiliac559 wrote: 93 Points
Nose starts out with a touch of reduction, for me gun flint, slight petrol, wet stones and white florals, very impressive bouquet. Palate is a medley of tropical fruit (lychee, mangosteen, maybe some creamy mango), lime, and crushed stones. Structure and balance are on point, good acid, this is between a heavier spatlese and lighter Auslese in terms of sweetness, good persistence and lengthy tropical finish. In a good window now but I imagine will improve effortlessly over the next 10 years or so. 92-93+
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3/30/2019 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 92 Points
On the nose strong diesel and rubber over a field of white flowers and just hints at any kind of fruit. On the palate some peaches, honey-melon and unripe pears but again dominated by mineral flavours: chalk, stone, smoke. At the same time feels very pure and almost crystaline. Not very sweet for an auslese, drinks more like a spätlese actually. Good length. Will gain more complexity with an additional deccade in the cellar, but already very enjoyable.
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