I love the wines of Selbach-Oster. It was a 1995 Selbach wine that turned me into Rieslingfan. This 2008 Rotlay Spätlese could have done the same thing. It’s effortless - each element is seamlessly integrated into the whole, as the fresh acidity of 2008 balances the lingering sweetness and the developed flavors add a glaze to the peach and lemon fruit. Time to drink and time to spare. I’ll happily drink.
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This wine is at the wonderful crossroads, where fruit and non-fruit elements combine to create something much greater than either can be on its own. Ripe apple and smoke, fresh peach and petrichor, sweetness and fresh acidity all play a part, creating something that can only be German Riesling.
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3/14/2023 - Rieslingfan wrote:
I love the wines of Selbach-Oster. It was a 1995 Selbach wine that turned me into Rieslingfan. This 2008 Rotlay Spätlese could have done the same thing. It’s effortless - each element is seamlessly integrated into the whole, as the fresh acidity of 2008 balances the lingering sweetness and the developed flavors add a glaze to the peach and lemon fruit. Time to drink and time to spare. I’ll happily drink.
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7/6/2021 - Vas19 wrote: 91 Points
Pleasant, but I was hoping for more.
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2/22/2020 - acyso wrote: flawed
Dinner at Sun Wah (Chicago, IL): #14-09, 8% abv. Drinkable, but definitely more browned and less fresh than it ought to be.
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1/21/2019 - Rieslingfan wrote:
This wine is at the wonderful crossroads, where fruit and non-fruit elements combine to create something much greater than either can be on its own. Ripe apple and smoke, fresh peach and petrichor, sweetness and fresh acidity all play a part, creating something that can only be German Riesling.
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7/8/2018 - rwthomps7 wrote:
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