Lunch (Schwarzwaldstube, Tonbach): Menu wine pairing: Very fresh and youthful bottle. Wonderful integrated, ripe but electrifying acidity that balanced the residual sugar well. Very delicious and joyful to drink. 91
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a little disappointing, felt heavier, without the brilliance of a great wine from this producer or even a great Saar Riesling from a cooler vintage. fruit and tartness were all there, golden tones to the apricot and black currant, but it was pretty 1-D
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Cork wet, through. Complex nose, melon, white fruit. Fuller than 2009. More acid? More balanced than 2009. Very good. After 2 hours in bottle less acid, more flat, a bit sweeter tha before. This was my favorite amut now 2011?ong opening, b
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(Weingut Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Riesling Spätlese Saarburger Rausch Erste Lage) A contradictory wine, with a simultaneously intense and restrained, mineral nose. The palate is understated and tightly wound, but the closed finish hints at a plethora of buried fruit flavors. Great aging potential; needs at least five more years of aging. The Saar: Forging Its Own Path
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2/12/2024 - LukesVather Likes this wine: 92 Points
Best fit between acidity and sweetness. Spätlese at its best.
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6/5/2022 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine:
Lunch (Schwarzwaldstube, Tonbach): Menu wine pairing: Very fresh and youthful bottle. Wonderful integrated, ripe but electrifying acidity that balanced the residual sugar well. Very delicious and joyful to drink. 91
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2/16/2022 - vintage_whine wrote:
a little disappointing, felt heavier, without the brilliance of a great wine from this producer or even a great Saar Riesling from a cooler vintage. fruit and tartness were all there, golden tones to the apricot and black currant, but it was pretty 1-D
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10/21/2021 - burgund Likes this wine: 91 Points
Qiute yellow, orange peel in nose, medium lenght
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9/15/2020 - PeterMole wrote:
Cork wet, through. Complex nose, melon, white fruit. Fuller than 2009. More acid? More balanced than 2009. Very good. After 2 hours in bottle less acid, more flat, a bit sweeter tha before. This was my favorite amut now 2011?ong opening, b
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