2016 Domaine Weinbach Riesling Schlossberg

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  5/25/2022 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  13,5% alcohol, 4 g/l residual sugar and 7,8 g/l acidity. Tasted blind.
  
  Somewhat pale to medium-deep honey-yellow color with faint greenish highlights. The nose feels ripe, juicy and slightly sweetish with expressive aromas of white peach and Golden Delicious apple, some honeyed tones, a little bit of cantaloupe, light floral notes of apple blossom, a hint of beeswax and a developed touch of petrolly minerality. The wine is broad, ripe and somewhat robust yet not at all clumsy with a moderately full body and impressively firm and structured overall feel. There are intense flavors of lemon marmalade, some white peach, a little bit of honeyed richness, light stony mineral notes, a hint of developed beeswax character and a touch of fragrant, slightly floral spice. Even though the wine shows ripeness and concentration, it retains impressive sense of structure and balance with its noticeably high acidity. The finish is ripe, juicy and lively with a lengthy aftertaste of sweet white peach and some Golden Delicious apple, a little bit of honeyed richness, light stony mineral notes, a hint of beeswax and a touch of lemon marmalade.
  
  This wine has evolved fairly little since my last taste two years ago. This is still a big and concentrated yet at the same time remarkably fresh, precise and zippy GC Riesling with a lot of depth and intensity to its fruit. Two years ago I thought the wine would age at least for 4-7 years if not longer, but seeing how still relatively youthful the wine feels now, I'd say it will easily age for at least 5-10 years more - and keep for even longer. A fine, classically built Grand Cru Riesling that is a treat right now, but will be even better if given time and patience. Terrific value at 29,89€.

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  1/24/2022 - Krister Larsson wrote: 91 Points

  ljuvlig riesling med tydlig petroleum. citrus och en uns av fläder. Bra syra och lång eftersmak. kan lagras ytterligare 5-10 år utan problem

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  5/15/2020 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  13,5% alcohol, 4 g/l residual sugar and 7,8 g/l acidity.
  
  Medium-deep and quite concentrated honey-yellow color. Rich, open and somewhat sweetish nose with vibrant, layered aromas of ripe peach, some oolong tea, light exotic fruit tones, a little bit of orange, hints of honey and beeswax and a touch of petrol. The wine feels dense, concentrated and even somewhat oily on the palate, yet still comes across more as medium-bodied than full-bodied, even after warming up in the glass. Ripe and moderately concentrated flavors of peach, lemon marmalade, some beeswax, a little bit of golden apple, light honeydew melon tones, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of ripe grapey fruit. The overall feel is wonderfully firm and structured, thanks to the high acidity that keeps the whole package effortlessly together. A long, firm and mineral finish with intense flavors of peachy fruit, some developed waxy tones, a little bit of grapey fruit, light stony mineral tones, sweet hints of honey and lemon marmalade and a touch of floral lift. The alcohol lends a subtle touch of warmth to the aftertaste.
  
  A rich, concentrated and somewhat waxy Grand Cru Riesling that feels still so very youthful and wonderfully structure-driven with its high acidity. Drinking really well right now. I doubt this will be a super-ageable Riesling, but in all likelihood will the wine continue to improve for another 4-7 years, if not longer. However, I have a hunch the wine will be peaking around its 10th birthday. Really good value at 29,89€.

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  3/6/2019 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  From 1.5L.
  S*** this is a precise Schlossberg. Peach fruited and feeling Austrian tonight. Peach and nuanced floral palate, acid is in the sweet spot. Feels like the best Schlossberg I’ve had to date, well, the youngest.

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  9/30/2018 - janka Likes this wine: 92 Points

  So far the best Riesling I have. Tasteful and very food friendly.

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