2019 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  8/26/2023 - happyhyrax wrote: 94 Points

  Already delicious. Mango, honey, citrus. Balanced.

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  6/9/2022 - bowesmana Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Needs more time

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  3/19/2022 - viniferatu Likes this wine:

  PROFOUND SAAR. So lifted and intense on the nose: honeysuckle, dried mint, mango, yellow peach, pear, black tea, alpine breeze, a little pineapple and pithy lemon... Silky, plush, succulent and seamless on the palate, there's a strong acid line but is it buried so deep. Easy and fresh, this is quite sweet, yes, but if you can't appreciate sweet fruit like this there's something wrong with you. Pixelated finish goes on forever, with myriad herbal, floral and delicate pith notes to offset the sublime dominant fruit, there is a redolence of tea that is utterly intoxicating. This will be best in 10 to 20 years. Crazy crazy good, this is a crystal clear example of Riesling's supremacy.

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  2/4/2022 - WineTimeFineTime Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Really nicely balanced already. Refined sweetness with a nice acid undercurrent and a cotton candy body that melt away. Mostly lemon and melon on the fruit, but it’s great fruit.

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  11/7/2021 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Method: blind against 9 other 2019 Spatlese; ice bucket cold (colder than I prefer); opened a few hours in advance
  
  Nose: faint peach, very faint spice; closed
  
  Palate: ripe mango, bitter herbs, light jasmine; long finish; medium body; medium+ sweetness; medium+ acid
  
  Overall: The nose was pretty closed, but the palate was expressive. Currently a bit bolder of a Spatlese, but great balance. Ranked right in the middle at #5 for the blind Spatlese tasting. Great wine.
  
  Update: A few days later, the baby fat receded and the minerality that I associate with Zilliken Saarburger Rasch was more apparent. Long life ahead of of this wine.

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