Deep gold colour. Nose: Classic mature Riesling nose; petroleum, marzipan, wet slate, sweet citrus, peach, rosehip, ripe pears. Lovely, generous, mature Riesling nose! (Nose 91p) Taste: Semi sweet, with quite a bit of balancing freshness/acidity, a slight oiliness, sweet citrus and peach fruitiness. Rich taste. Perhaps not completely focused (whatever I mean by that) but utterly charming. (Taste 88 points) Fully mature, probably around its peak now. The nose is better than the taste but a generous portion of charm makes up for much of that. Another example of how mature but not-to-great Rieslings still can deliver greater wine experiences than many other wines. Total score 89 points.
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Yellow with a light lime tint. Fresh, sweet and clean smell. Some sweetness, fair acidity, but wanting in body and structure. Medium length. Slightly unbalanced. Now-2012.
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2/2/2018 - SAND Likes this wine: 89 Points
Deep gold colour.
Nose: Classic mature Riesling nose; petroleum, marzipan, wet slate, sweet citrus, peach, rosehip, ripe pears. Lovely, generous, mature Riesling nose! (Nose 91p)
Taste: Semi sweet, with quite a bit of balancing freshness/acidity, a slight oiliness, sweet citrus and peach fruitiness. Rich taste. Perhaps not completely focused (whatever I mean by that) but utterly charming. (Taste 88 points)
Fully mature, probably around its peak now. The nose is better than the taste but a generous portion of charm makes up for much of that. Another example of how mature but not-to-great Rieslings still can deliver greater wine experiences than many other wines. Total score 89 points.
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1/22/2016 - AudunG wrote: 80 Points
Semi sweet. Quite low in acidity. Not very focused. Not up the best Mosel Ausleses of today.
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8/7/2015 - AudunG wrote: 86 Points
Nicely developed Riesling, with aromas of citrus, petroleum / slate and liquorice in the finish. Semi sweet in the mouth.
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8/24/2013 - LWI wrote: 88 Points
Fresh, grapefruit, slight honey, shortish, on the Spätlese side of sweetness.
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2/12/2008 - LWI wrote: 86 Points
Yellow with a light lime tint. Fresh, sweet and clean smell. Some sweetness, fair acidity, but wanting in body and structure. Medium length. Slightly unbalanced. Now-2012.
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