The high acid of 1998 has kept it fresh, the color is still a very pale yellow and the aromas are like spring flowers and apples gliding down a stream bed of polished stones. There's lemon curd and apple on the plate, and a salty minerality on the finish that wakes up the palate and commands the next sip. A touch of creaminess is like the hint of warmth in a spring breeze. Only a true kabinett can do this.
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True kabinett methinks. A different showing than a recent bottle. All Granny Smith apples this time, not much yellow fruits and no Urz Wurz strawberry. Sister Deb didn't like it (preferred the somewhat corked '97 Auslese).
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12/16/2008 - The Klipper wrote: 88 Points
Salty and tangy. If your bottle is not a leaker, don't even thing about going anywhere near here yet. Back asswards vintage.
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4/10/2008 - Rieslingfan wrote:
The high acid of 1998 has kept it fresh, the color is still a very pale yellow and the aromas are like spring flowers and apples gliding down a stream bed of polished stones. There's lemon curd and apple on the plate, and a salty minerality on the finish that wakes up the palate and commands the next sip. A touch of creaminess is like the hint of warmth in a spring breeze. Only a true kabinett can do this.
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3/5/2007 - cweiss wrote:
Drier than the last bottle, with the same apply acidity, and a very good match for kielbasa and cabbage. Just a hint of creaminess.
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12/2/2006 - cweiss wrote:
Drinking very well now. Lots of minerality, lots of apply acidity, a touch of honey, and some creaminess towards the end. Off dry.
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11/24/2005 - cweiss wrote:
True kabinett methinks. A different showing than a recent bottle. All Granny Smith apples this time, not much yellow fruits and no Urz Wurz strawberry. Sister Deb didn't like it (preferred the somewhat corked '97 Auslese).
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