2005 Léon Beyer Riesling Les Ecaillers

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  7/30/2022 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 88 Points

  Medium golden straw.
  Gorgeous, "proper" riesling nose. wet paving stones with a touch of spilled petrol and deep lime, almost verging on grapefruit. A touch of ambergris?
  Good attack. Showing no signs of being over 15 years old. Vibrant, fairly fresh riesling fruit with gentle minerality and a fairly gentle acidity. Very clean, but developing a waxy texture on the finish, making it very mouthcoating after, and exceedingly long. Not the world's most earth-shattering riesling, but very enjoyable.
  Drinking well, but no rush to drink up any remaining bottles.

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  12/27/2021 - GuidoD Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Very lovely riesling, in line with Andrew Stevenson's email. Mrs felt it was a bit too old, but I didn't think so - and that probably reflects her preference for younger wine and aversion to any oxidative notes at all (though it's not oxidised!). I enjoyed this a lot.

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  4/4/2018 - Paul D Likes this wine: 87 Points

  1/2. Pale/med straw. Developed, fumey nose - petrol, smoke, mineral with underlying lime/orange fruit. Medium bodied, nice oily texture, petrol then lime coming through, light creamy edge, vibrant acidity, not hugely complex but a decent length finish. Drinking well and showing no sign of decline, this should be good for at least another 5 years.

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  12/21/2017 - brittain Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Very pale straw. Slight petroleum nose as it warms. Nice balance, but just lacking a bit of oomph. Suspect slightly past best, though still enjoyable. Drink up

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  12/24/2015 - cannym Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Golden, shot with green. Bit of petrol, tons of citrus, mainly lime. Great acidity. Rich, full bodied. Clean as a bell. Absolutely classic, in a medium rich sort of way. Lovely.

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