2007 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese *

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 86 points

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  5/12/2016 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 83 Points

  I know it's heretical but I am coming around to the view that this whole spatlese/auslese category of sweet riesling just isn't worth aging. Some of them change with age without necessarily getting better or worse, a handful get better, and the majority never seem better than they were on day one. Sorry, but there it is, I said it. Within that last group there are some that curl up and die and others that stay pleasant while going a bit soft and flat, and this one is fortunately in that latter category. The fruit here is still tasty and pineapply, it's just lost its energy. In the usual Merkelbach fashion the sweetness level is closer to the norm for spatlese than what usually gets called auslese these days, but it is still pretty soft and fruit juicy without much cut or zing.

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  3/31/2012 - chcook wrote: 89 Points

  Popped and poured. Color straw. Nose almost pure grapefruit. Despite being an auslese there is substantial acid here that prevents it from seeming too sweet. Finish is on the tart side but fruit and RS prevent in from being too tart. Interested to see how this progresses

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  11/6/2008 - Siggy wrote:

  Terry Theise Tasting - 2007 Austrians and Germans (Minneapolis): Moderately intense citrus and floral flavors. Well balanced. Pungent minerality. Old-school Auslese here. As with Merkelbach's Spatlese, tasted side-by-side (see TN), this comes off as leaner and less ripe than I am used to.

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