2012 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Steinertal

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  3/25/2024 - kenv Likes this wine: 93 Points

  [Dinner at Salil's. Pop and pour.] Lovely floral and citrus nose. Appealingly tart and crisp in the mouth. Lots of minerals and flowers. A pleasure to drink now and for another decade or so.

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  3/25/2024 - salil wrote: 92 Points

  Opened one to check in after I was a little alarmed by the note from MoselFineWines (and others) hinting at some heat. But this is showing beautifully - still lots of youthful, bright fruit, floral, and herbal notes framed by the start of more savoury developing smokiness and creaminess. It's not quite the mineral bomb that other Steinertals are - this one's a little more fruit forward, rounder on the palate, but absolutely delicious. Glad to have a few more of these.

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  8/24/2021 - JohnMcIlwain Likes this wine:

  Just entering drinking window. Great tension between fruit and mineral, verging on salty, core. Long, involved finish. Just taking on tertiary character. Sensational with steamed king crab at Wu's Wonton King.

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  8/5/2021 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  At the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse.
  
  Holy moly. So young. Lots of extract still. Another 20 years.

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  6/17/2021 - slywka7 wrote: 91 Points

  Aromas of mineral, lavender and slate. Flavors of apple, slate and mineral. Ends with a 15-20 second finish.

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