2006 Schloss Reinhartshausen Erbacher Hohenrain Riesling "Old Vines" QbA Rheingau

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88.2 points

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  11/15/2010 - gmbdds wrote: 89 Points

  Notes of stone, lemon, apple and peach. Nicely balanced. A touch of sweetness but good acidity to go along. Good with food.

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  10/9/2010 - Garfield wrote: 90 Points

  Impressive wine for the money.

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  3/21/2010 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 87 Points

  I don't know that much about how to review German Reisling, but we have to start somewhere. This is an interesting wine. It is very golden , almost like honey. It is more than slightly sweet. Seems to be multidimensional and complete in the flavor profile. There is pear, apricot, lemon and honey. Feels big in the mouth, but has enough balance from acidity to balance that out. Long finish.

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  6/3/2009 - sweetstuff wrote: 89 Points

  TN: 2006 Schloss Reinhartshausen (Rheingau) [Erbacher Hohenrain] Riesling "Old Vines" Qualitätswein. 'Estate bottled.' AP 3 207 1 029 07; 13 pabv.
  
  From the old, huge (about 70 ha), noble-origin estate in Erbach, which now runs a five-star hotel as well as the winemaking operation. Photos of labels, courtesy CellarTracker:
  
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  Double-decanted. Glass (Vino-Lok?) closure over an elegant gold-on-blue etikett, obviously designed for the American market--all the complexities are on the 'back' label, leaving the 'front' label uncluttered, with only the necessities for varietal labeling: Producer, vineyard, variety (Riesling, that is), vintage, region, an 'Estate bottled' statement (there is no 'Gutsabfüllung' or 'Erzeugerabfüllung' at all!). The last marketing touch is the words 'Old Vines' (a popular designation in America among those who are beginning to gain wine knowledge) in place of the German 'Alte Reben' (neither of which has a clear meaning, in any case.) A well-done package, with a good deal of charm, gaining value from its ease of use.
  
  One of the most curious things is the avoidance of a sweetness statement. I would guess that this wine could readily have been labeled 'feinherb', 'halbtrocken", or perhaps even 'trocken': it may be under 1 percent residual sweetness. I'm curious to find out what the sommeliers among us think about this omission. Perhaps any sweetness statement is so loaded with anxious material for the purchaser that we're relying on the sommelier to step in where there's a need to.
  
  A rather deep bronze color (perhaps the result of the rapid botrytis development in this harvest), without spritz or tartrates visible. Peach is the main impression, dusted with petrol notes, not the kind that goes away with airing. with walnuts and an impression of freshness and energetic minerality.
  
  Full-bodied, with a certain warmth, giving away its higher alcohol level, giving a nice dose of skin extract and tactile sense. Stays with you on the finish, which is quite clean and pleasant. Some people will find the acid as presented too high, although I don't think that there was any adddition of acid to the must.
  
  A wine that will go best with typical Riesling-target foods, but which is pleasant to sip by itself.
  
  Reminds me a bit of the estate Riesling of Sybille Kuntz in style. Obviously made for the American crowd, particularly the restaurant crowd, and I appreciate the careful thought that's gone into the package design. 89/100. Drink now through 2014.

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