1999 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  3/30/2024 - James Kim Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Decanted. Now 1.5h after decant. Pale gold color. Somewhat shy aromas of petrol, just ripe apples, lemon, minerals and a touch of herbs. Palate w just ripe apples, a bit of petrol, summer minerals and herbs. Decent concentration of flavors. Nice acids. Nice moderately long finish. Better than the last bottle. Nice complexity on the nose that doesn't quite pan out on the palate. Better than the last bottle but was hoping for more.

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  3/16/2024 - Barry Notes Likes this wine:

  PnP slightly chilled. Clear, light straw color. Typical Riesling nose. Althoughvery aged, this bottled showed better than expected. Although the acidity lacked a bit, did not drink flat or tired. Slightly sweet, ideal balance, still good fruit with just a touch of tartness. Smooth, clean, med finish. Drink now, nothing off. $32

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  3/4/2024 - caesar77 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  PnP. Straw color with clear edge in color. Nose of petrol, white flowers, apricot, honeysuckle and flinty minerality. On the palate: nice meyer lemon & honeysuckle on the front moving to a soft mid-palate and then popping strong apricot on the back of the palate. Medium length finish of dried apricot, minerality and salinity. Very enjoyable...lost points for low acid / intensity...but great wine if you are OK with that (could be a plus for some folks).

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  1/8/2024 - M.Batard wrote: 91 Points

  Tart apples and white flowers. Good acidity. In retrospect, a bit of Sweet Tarts character. Paired first with whitefish on chips, which was better thaan expected, then with Andouille sausage, which overwhelmed it a bit (could have used a Spa•tlese)

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  11/23/2023 - caesar77 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Did not take proper notes. As called out by others, its a bit soft (lacking acid structure) for Riesling, but its expressing very enjoyable tertiary notes due to age (petrol).

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