2004 Van Volxem Kanzemer Altenberg Riesling Alte Reben

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  6/20/2012 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points

  Monthly Tasting Group HWS #070; Germany: TOP Riesling by an importer. (By AS): Fairly dark yellow. A lot of minerals in the bouquet and also elegant fruits. On the palate a full bodied and even a bit fat wine, with smoke, minerals and flint stone. Ripe yellow fruits like mango and also tart lime. Good length and beautiful acidity is what is in the last impression.

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  4/30/2009 - RationalDenial wrote: 88 Points

  Honey, pear fruit and flinty minerals on the nose. Swells on the palate as sweet fruit, orange acid then burnt sugar, woodsmoke and a stony bitterness pass in turn.

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  2/5/2009 - ArieS wrote:

  Medium gold color.
  The nose is not giving much, just some pears and a bit of minerals.
  On the palate more pears, apple dipped in caramel, smoke. Good bitterness with a short to medium finish.
  I saved half for the following night and it got worse, disjointed, a bit alcoholic and even more closed on the nose.
  I'm not sure what to make of this bottle, damaged? Shut down?
  I'll give my remaining 2 bottles more time and hope for the best.

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