2003 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Eiswein

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  4/30/2018 - dhp. Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Sweet and tasty, but ultimately doesn't have the layered depth or exuberance that I'd like in a great wine. The fruit lacks a fresh character, though it isn't because of a lack of acid. Perhaps a product of the vintage?

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  4/22/2017 - prof b wrote: 96 Points

  Adrian returns to Indiana (Andy's Place): I've not had many Eisweins and so I was really looking forward to tasting this. It did not disappoint. Honey, white fruit, and a candy-like component came together for an interesting nose. The palate revealed these sweet elements but also a refreshing and compelling level of acidity that made the finish very long.

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  4/22/2017 - salil wrote: 95 Points

  Spectacular Eiswein - this is packed with ripe pineapple and tropical fruit flavours accented by sweet honeyed and cotton candy notes, and higher toned herbal and faintly spicy elements. Immensely ripe and sweet, but there's also tremendous clarity and freshness to the fruit flavours with no sense of overripeness, and there's tremendous acidity here that keeps it very vibrant and light on its feet.

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  4/22/2017 - acyso wrote: 95 Points

  Indianapolis II; 4/21/2017-4/22/2017 (Indianapolis, IN): #15-04, 7.5% abv. From half bottle. I think I've harped on long enough about the brilliance that is the 2003 vintage in Germany, so I'll stop from this note forward (or not). This is an insanely fresh and compelling bottle of eiswein. The nose shows a huge amount of white florals, as well as some fresh green herbs and beautiful honeyed notes that are incredibly enticing. The fruit here is ripe, but there's no roastedness at all. Extremely sweet, with a honeyed white fruit character, and absolutely surprising acidity. The perfect pick-me-up.

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  1/21/2015 - Tortugazul Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Jaune paille, reflets verts.
  Orange, citron, citron vert, gingembre, mangue, litchi, pointe de pétrole.
  Bouche splendide, élancée, aérienne, qui dure très longtemps sur les agrumes et termine sur le zeste de citron vert.
  Concentration exceptionnelle, très grand liquoreux, facile à boire.
  Garde de 20 ans et plus.

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