2007 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Riesling von blauem Schiefer

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  9/24/2022 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  12,5% alcohol.
  
  Moderately deep golden yellow color with an amber-orange core. The nose feels rich, expressive and somewhat toasty with quite evolved, almost dessert wine-like aromas of bruised apple, some toffee, a little bit of orange marmalade, light beeswax tones, a hint of lemon curd and a touch of caramel. The wine feels broad, concentrated and very ripe on the palate with a rather full body and off-dry flavors of lemon curd, some bruised apple tones, a little bit of caramel, light honeyed tones, a hint of orange marmalade and a touch of cooked cream. The wine feels very big and quite fat for a Riesling, although the moderately high acidity manages to keep the wine still quite nicely in balance. The finish is rich, ripe and slightly sweet-toned with a lengthy aftertaste of beeswax, some toffee, a little bit of bruised apple, light petrolly nuances, a hint of tangerine and a touch of orange marmalade.
  
  Well this was a surprisingly big powerhouse - although it shouldn't have been a surprise, as it was 2007 after all - a vintage known to produce some very big, ripe and weighty wines. This wine seemed to be not only ripe, but perhaps also show some botrytis influence, as the wine had a striking dessert wine-feel to it! Even though this wine should represent the entry-level tier of the Heymann-Löwenstein quality ladder, the overall feel was that of a Goldkapsel Auslese or even a Beerenauslese - only with very low level of residual sugar! I don't know if age had done its own job making the wine how it was, or if it was more or like this when it was young, but I feel the wine has more or less reached its maximum level of complexity and it won't develop much - or any - further from here. Nevertheless, a terrific blockbuster Riesling, if there ever was one! A superb purchase at 78€ for a case of 6 bottles (ie. 13€ per bottle).

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  11/3/2019 - sharonandroland wrote: flawed

  Completely oxidised

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  4/25/2016 - sharonandroland wrote: 90 Points

  Nice evolution, but lacking a bit.

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  3/2/2014 - Fur in the glass Likes this wine:

  Pear, pineapple on nose. Golden color. Apple-like effervescence. Bit spicy in the middle and end which also had a strong melon-like quality. Bottle seemed really on song with a drinking window really open. Just a stunning example of a Mosel Riesling to me

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  11/16/2013 - ChaineMatt Likes this wine: 92 Points

  As the previous reviewer noted, I also got a nose of petrol, with orange blossoms or roses. It is slightly sweeter than expected, but it is balanced by enough acidity. Lots of beautiful fruit, apricot, citrus. Caramel, creme brûlée, also. Excellent minerality. This wine has all of the various components well-integrated. The color has begun to darken, and this wine is probably peaking now.

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