2005 Carl Schmitt-Wagner Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese feinherb

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  12/15/2020 - Dmax808 wrote: 86 Points

  Stewed cooked fruit with some sugar added and low acidity. Probably flawed but still drinkable very cold.

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  2/14/2013 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Feinherb at 10% alcohol per the label, but the creaminess of the fruit seems to have it much closer to the norm for spatlese than anything in the trocken family. That represents a significant change from how this showed on release, when it was much leaner and paler. The fruit is still on the racy side with its lemon/lime flavors notwithstanding all that creamy flesh, but you can actually call this rich now without any tradeoff in terms of freshness or energy. The sourness I noted a few years ago is still a factor, but with the fruit showing so much fuller and sweeter overall, it's nice to have something more tart as a complement.

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  1/25/2007 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 88 Points

  A very quaffable Riesling in a light, off-dry style that kind of reminds me of a lot of Finger Lakes efforts. The emphasis is on the pale pineapple/pear flavor fruit and it performs best with a chill. At warmer temperatures, the fruit turns sour, the sugar is more obvious, and there's an uncomfortable alcoholic burn on the back end. In many ways this is actually built like a Kabinett, but the contrast with the Kabinett is evident in the thicker fruit here. But all in all, the Kabinett is the more complete and complex wine today.

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  6/20/2006 - Mlermontov wrote: 89 Points

  Terry Theise Tasting 2005 (W): prfect wine to drink NOW. long sleek, dry wine with a touch of rs on the finish. YUM

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