2017 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner Liebenberg

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  4/5/2020 - hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nicely delineated wine with typical notes for the region. Appearance in the glass is medium yellow, so likely aging in stainless steel. Nice elements of exotic fruits here - some pineapple, perhaps a bit of ripe mango, contrasted very elegantly with some nice minerality. I like the level of acidity here - just right in my opinion, which raises the issue of ageworthiness given this is only 3 yrs old at this point. But the wine is well structured, and I am guessing will hold together very well for at least 5, if not 10 years. The finish is medium, with the acidity nicely following some candied citrus flavors into the fade. Drank over three nights, got better each night - a good sign.

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  1/19/2019 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 94 Points

  More exotic than the Loibenberg with more serious tropical notes of banana and maybe tart pineapple go with the peach and citrus and mineralty. Just delicious. Again very focused and poised. This packs a lot of flavor and enjoyment into a delicate package. 17/20.

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  1/19/2019 - LW31 Likes this wine:

  Very good, drunk next to the Loibenberg. This showed typical notes that are more exotic. Also great density and vigor here. Needs time as well.

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  11/23/2018 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points

  White and yellow fruit on the nose, crushed stones, herbs, lots of depth on the nose. On the palate very mineral, good fruit, very vibrant and fresh. Very good length. 92-93+

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