2009 Argyle Riesling Nusshaus

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  5/21/2022 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  Medium sweet. 9% alcohol.
  
  Intense, youthful and medium-deep lime-green color with golden-yellow highlights. Remarkably youthful, sweet-toned and varietally correct nose with aromas of lemon marmalade, some honeyed tones, a little bit of classic Riesling petrol, light reductive nuances of rubber, a hint of ripe peach and a floral touch of apple blossom. The wine feels vibrant and light-to-medium-bodied on the palate with intense, quite youthful flavors of lemon marmalade and ripe grapefruit, perfumed notes of orchard flowers, some honeydew melon, a little bit of steely minerality, light evolved notes of petrol, a hint of candied ginger and a reductive touch of rubber. The overall feel is enjoyably balanced with the rather high acidity that keeps the sweetness nicely in check, although there's some viscosity in the mouthfeel. The finish is rich, medium-dry and slightly oily with a long, vibrant aftertaste of sweet stone fruits, some honeyed tones and nuances of beeswax, a little bit of lemon marmalade, light steely mineral tones, a hint of petrol and a touch of candied ginger.
  
  A wonderful, lovely and thoroughly tasty off-dry Riesling that drinks like a Mosel Kabinett. And to be honest, I served the wine blind to a bunch of winos and every single one of them guessed Mosel Kabinett - some even ventured guesses on the producer. Most guesses on the vintage were also on the younger side - nobody thought the wine was +10 years old. When told the wine was not from the old world, the first guesses went to New Zealand. However, after that people went quite immediately to the US Western Coast - although the age came as a sort of surprise to the tasters. All in all, a great Riesling that can hold a candle to its German peers. Can be drunk now, but most likely will improve over the next 10 or so years. An excellent purchase at 18,80€.

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  8/7/2021 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  The back label says medium sweet. 9% alcohol.
  
  Medium-deep and somewhat concentrated yellow-green color. Rich, sweet and moderately petrol-driven nose with aromas of sweet lemon marmalade, some rubbery reduction, a little bit of ripe red apple, light evolved notes of beeswax and a hint of stony minerality. The wine is medium-bodied and medium-sweet on the palate with vibrant and varietally very correct flavors of lemon marmalade, some evolved petrol notes, a little bit of ripe red apple, light pineapple juice notes and a hint of juicy pear. The moderately high acidity keeps the wine pretty well in balance, although a bit more acidity couldn't hurt, as this kind of sweetness really calls in a lot of zip and freshness. The finish is fresh, clean and moderately sweet with medium-long flavors of lemon marmalade, some ripe pear, a little bit of tart green apple, light petrol notes, a hint of pineapple and a touch of evolved honeyed richness.
  
  A very sophisticated and tasty Oregon Riesling with a lot of sweetness, making it feel not unlike a warmer vintage Nahe or Mosel Riesling. This doesn't quite reach the weightlessness and brisk freshness of its German peers, but gets very close and offers lots of pleasure for a Mosel fan like me. Drinking wonderfully now, at the age of 12 years, but seeing how wonderfully vibrant and fruity the wine still is, I wouldn't be surprised if this continued to evolve for another 10 years or even more. Excellent value at 18,80€.

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  3/9/2016 - Zweder wrote: 84 Points

  Monthly Tasting Group HWS #107; Oregon and Washington (By MO): In the bouquet petrol, minerals and smoke. On the palate a sweet start, some hazelnuts, rubber, a lot of sweetness, but a lack of fresh acidity to balance it. German Spätlese style.

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  12/15/2015 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 85 Points

  Farblich zeigte sich der Argyle Nusshaus Riesling 2009 sehr jugendlich hell und anfänglich leicht brausig aufgrund seines Drehverschlusses. Seine Nase erinnerte mich dann doch recht stark an Granulat-Instant-Tee mit Zitronengeschmack den ich in meiner Jugend auf Freizeiten so manches mal durchleiden durfte. Sonst zeigte sich ein Hauch von fein abgestimmtem Honig, ein netter Touch Dill und eine Spur leicht aufdringlich wirkender Zuckerrübensirup. Was seinen Geschmack betraf, kamen die Honig- und Zitronenteearomen wesentlich kräftiger und entschiedener zum tragen als es die Nase erhoffen lies. Dazu gesellte sich die eine oder andere gelbe Grapefruit, welche wesentlich frischer und weniger instant-konzentrierter wirkte als die anderen Primäraromen. Seine Säureausstattung zeigte sich recht gut beisammen und sogar leicht spielerisch. Was mich und mein bevorzugtes Balancegefühl angeht, kam diese gegen die beträchtliche Süße des Nusshaus 2009 nur im eingeschränkten Maße an. Alles in allem wirkte er schon ziemlich zuckrig und drall. Über seinen auf meinen Gaumen ausgeübten Druck und seine eigentliche Länge im Abgang kann ich mich kaum beklagen, doch von weiter erwähnenswerter Dichte und Präsenz kann ich leider auch nicht wirklich berichten. Also, eher ein restsüßer Riesling der unkomplizierten und vordergründigen Sorte. In Anklängen konnte sich schon ein gewisses - und ganz sicher an dieser Stelle aufgrund meines sprachlichen Unvermögens nicht weiter zu erläuterndes - Moselgefühl auf meiner Zunge entwickeln, doch entschieden überzeugen oder gar blenden - hinsichtlich seiner Qualitäten als möglicher Pirat unter Moselanern – konnter er dann doch nicht.
  
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  11/16/2013 - Tigg wrote: 90 Points

  Decent complexity and acidity. More sugar than I remember from the tasting. Fully off dry.

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