This wine has really come into form- it took many years to loosen up and I’m really sorry I drank so many of these in their unforgiving youth. Very zingy and fresh with some underlying complexity- tremendous energy. Should continue to improve with time.
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Excellent bottle despite a partially raised cork and even a tiny bit of seepage. Very elegant, multi-layered aromas, superb texture (the Fisch-Rayer 10 year review is spot on). Again for me the 2011 vintage is turning out some unexpected pleasures. I should have more of this very fine producer in the cellar!
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This definitely didn’t have the explosiveness or complexity of some other vintages when young but age is treating this kindly. This is a riesling in the vein of Clos Ste Hune - you have to lean in a little to get the nuances but this is an excellent wine that is just starting to come out of its shell. I underrated this wine early on and I think the lack of residual sugar made it a bit harsh and monolithic upon release but it seems like it should really drink well over the next 5 years. I must say I really like the approach here of letting the vineyards and vintages speak for themselves rather than trying to pursue a house style or a pradikat level.
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5/8/2024 - BillBell73 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This wine has really come into form- it took many years to loosen up and I’m really sorry I drank so many of these in their unforgiving youth. Very zingy and fresh with some underlying complexity- tremendous energy. Should continue to improve with time.
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12/21/2023 - MJHDC wrote:
Excellent bottle despite a partially raised cork and even a tiny bit of seepage. Very elegant, multi-layered aromas, superb texture (the Fisch-Rayer 10 year review is spot on). Again for me the 2011 vintage is turning out some unexpected pleasures. I should have more of this very fine producer in the cellar!
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9/2/2020 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:
This definitely didn’t have the explosiveness or complexity of some other vintages when young but age is treating this kindly. This is a riesling in the vein of Clos Ste Hune - you have to lean in a little to get the nuances but this is an excellent wine that is just starting to come out of its shell. I underrated this wine early on and I think the lack of residual sugar made it a bit harsh and monolithic upon release but it seems like it should really drink well over the next 5 years. I must say I really like the approach here of letting the vineyards and vintages speak for themselves rather than trying to pursue a house style or a pradikat level.
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11/7/2017 - BillBell73 wrote:
Appears to be shut down along with the rest of the 2011 IB bottles.
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12/6/2016 - Osiris021 wrote: 90 Points
No formal notes.
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