Solid if not exceptional. Very good mind. Mid / deep colour with subtle petroleum and old Riesling characteristics. Still sweet with a sharper finish perhaps on the lime side of citrus though heavy with apple and touch of burnt caramel. Happy to have another bottle though do prefer the 1990 Prum version.
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Riesling Swag 2018 (Vlet Hamburg): Medium golden colour. In the nose, this is quite opulent and rich with notes of red currant, raspberry and baked peach as well as some honey and clean botrytis spice. In the mouth, it's quite beautiful with lush sweetness, baked peach and apple again, a bit like eating cake at grandmothers on a Sunday. Long finish.
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Just limited notes. Lots of diesel but also a lot of freshness. Full bodied, beautiful acidity and sweetness as well as elegance. A great and mature beauty.
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An evening with Sine Qua Non (Restaurant Bottles, Sas van Gent): Beautiful mature Riesling, drinking perfectly now. Lots of petrol, animal nuances, and intriguing slatey, hearty, sweaty minerality. Still enough fruit to keep it fresh and vivacious, but it's changing from fresh fruit to tutti frutti. Sweetness is resolving, so the aftertaste ends in a focussed and clean, almost dry mouthfeel. Might be just a little bit abrupt and clipped, but that's splitting hairs. 18/20
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3/31/2019 - Mbad77 wrote: 91 Points
Solid if not exceptional. Very good mind.
Mid / deep colour with subtle petroleum and old Riesling characteristics. Still sweet with a sharper finish perhaps on the lime side of citrus though heavy with apple and touch of burnt caramel.
Happy to have another bottle though do prefer the 1990 Prum version.
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4/17/2018 - octopussy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Riesling Swag 2018 (Vlet Hamburg): Medium golden colour. In the nose, this is quite opulent and rich with notes of red currant, raspberry and baked peach as well as some honey and clean botrytis spice. In the mouth, it's quite beautiful with lush sweetness, baked peach and apple again, a bit like eating cake at grandmothers on a Sunday. Long finish.
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12/11/2011 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
Just limited notes. Lots of diesel but also a lot of freshness. Full bodied, beautiful acidity and sweetness as well as elegance. A great and mature beauty.
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12/10/2011 - jkoenen wrote: 92 Points
An evening with Sine Qua Non (Restaurant Bottles, Sas van Gent): Beautiful mature Riesling, drinking perfectly now. Lots of petrol, animal nuances, and intriguing slatey, hearty, sweaty minerality. Still enough fruit to keep it fresh and vivacious, but it's changing from fresh fruit to tutti frutti. Sweetness is resolving, so the aftertaste ends in a focussed and clean, almost dry mouthfeel. Might be just a little bit abrupt and clipped, but that's splitting hairs. 18/20
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