2005 Josmeyer Riesling Hengst Samain

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 93 points

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  6/11/2018 - ricard Likes this wine: 94 Points

  OK, this is good. Very good. Spectacularly explosive nose - honey, white flowers, lime, apricots, that petroleum thing you're supposed to look for in some Rieslings, all very impressive. It has a wonderful tension between sweetness and a vibrant acidity, and great weight and density. Long, generous, affectionate, a most exciting, pleasurable wine. Quite splendid. Richly recommended.

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  2/18/2018 - Adrian Wood Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Similar to previous note. Just to add that we had this with a pate starter with two friends and our daughter and it stood up nicely to the richness with the acidity providing a good balance together with enough body and depth of flavour. Everyone really liked this despite their various wine preferences.

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  11/5/2017 - Adrian Wood Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Annual Bonfire Night tasting. Intense petrol nose with lime and honey. The palate is off dry with the residual sweetness balanced by a seam of acidity and minerality which keeps the opulent fruit in balance. Nice spicy finish. Great value for just over £30 if one considers a village Cote d'Or could be more than that. Drinking really well but should last till the middle of the next decade.

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  3/3/2017 - gtilley Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Magnificent. I can't believe I ever doubted it. Ripe, peachy, honeyed, rich; persistent chalky finish that goes on forever. Powerful. The business.

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  9/27/2015 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Wondrously perfumed and a lovely example of off-dry Alsace Riesling. Hints of petrol on the nose, but a lot of citrus and tropical fruit - grapefruit, lime, passionfruit, pineapple. There is some acacia honey and jasmine tea mingling with a lovely sharp minerality in the background. Supple texture that has depth, but also leaves your palate feeling cleansed. Finish could be a tad longer, but everything is wonderfully in sync here.

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