2010 Meßmer Riesling Muschelkalk Riesling Kabinett feinherb

JancisRobinson.com

• By Michael Schmidt
  4/29/2011, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)

  (Messmer, Muschelkalk Riesling Kabinett feinherb Pfalz White) Subscribe to see review text.

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  6/27/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 88 points

  (Meßmer Riesling Muschelkalk Riesling Kabinett feinherb) Very light yellow color; light apple, green herb nose; tasty, tart apple, citrus palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points

Terry Theise Estate Selections

• By Terry Theise
  2011 German Catalog, 3/1/2011, (See more on Terry Theise Estate Selections...)

  (Messmer Muschelkalk Riesling Kabinett Feinherb) ($24.00) It means fossil-bearing limestone, and whenever you find it you find a spicy tangy Riesling that’s oblique to fruits or flowers. As expected, the ’10 density wipes away any sense of tartness or austerity. (Times like this I love this work!) A little phenolically nubby, but vivid and complex and a perfect restaurant Riesling, with charm and length both up the ying-yang and out the wazoo. But it’s the classic one-at-a-time wine. It doesn’t “show” well unless the lineup is smallish and the sequence calibrated. A spice-driven Riesling that’s more zingy than voluptuous reveals itself at the table, not in the tasting room.