Wow - terrific honeyed, botrytis and ripe apricots on the nose. Fairly sweet palate of tropical fruits and some minerality, but just when you think you've got a fruit bomb the acid comes in to save the day. This is a terrific drink at maturity now - yet I can easily see this gracefully aging for 5-10 more years. Sadly, our last bottle... 92+
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Notes of nuts, honeyed fruit, preserved lemon, lemon, and flowers -- but the honeyed fruit notes are the driver. I'd say it was medium-sweet with high-acid, a medium+ length finish and had many of the same palate notes as the nose, but with maybe a slight sweet nutty quality. Very good stuff.
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Big, rich, and showing the opulence of this vineyard. Lots of tropical fruit and showing a good amount of maturity, with some baked fruit notes. The acidity is good but the sweetness seems to beg for more bite. Perhaps this needed the right food accompaniment. Right now, I think I prefer the Piesporter kabinett from the same year, given that wine's more racy profile.
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5/30/2020 - BHRH Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow - terrific honeyed, botrytis and ripe apricots on the nose. Fairly sweet palate of tropical fruits and some minerality, but just when you think you've got a fruit bomb the acid comes in to save the day. This is a terrific drink at maturity now - yet I can easily see this gracefully aging for 5-10 more years. Sadly, our last bottle... 92+
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7/18/2019 - Motz wrote: 92 Points
On the sweet side, yet featuring lively acids that add lift and freshness. Correct in all regards. Delicious!
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3/19/2019 - OaktownRush Likes this wine: 92 Points
Notes of nuts, honeyed fruit, preserved lemon, lemon, and flowers -- but the honeyed fruit notes are the driver. I'd say it was medium-sweet with high-acid, a medium+ length finish and had many of the same palate notes as the nose, but with maybe a slight sweet nutty quality. Very good stuff.
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2/13/2019 - Motz wrote: 92 Points
Layers of apricot, nectarine, white peach, lemongrass, and all things honeyed. Medium plus acid holds the sweetness in check. Tantalizing! 92-93.
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11/18/2018 - mdefreitas wrote: 91 Points
Big, rich, and showing the opulence of this vineyard. Lots of tropical fruit and showing a good amount of maturity, with some baked fruit notes. The acidity is good but the sweetness seems to beg for more bite. Perhaps this needed the right food accompaniment. Right now, I think I prefer the Piesporter kabinett from the same year, given that wine's more racy profile.
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