2008 Josef Chromy Riesling Botrytis

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  6/6/2020 - Hilzi wrote: 90 Points

  Brownish colour made me a bit worried that I missed the drinking window. But thankfully aromas were still ok. Sweet, peachy flavours coupled with good balancing acidity. I think the wine is a bit past it’s peak but still a nice drink. However, I suggest to quickly open up any remaining bottles.

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  5/6/2013 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - Best Wines to share (Verde, East Sydney): [375ml, 9.3%, screwcap] {Gordon} Limes and green apples, along with rich botrytis Riesling aromas. The palate is medium-dry, rides on an acid frame, and manages lusciousness without heaviness. Has a cool pureness which dominates everything; culminates in a medium-length finish which remains sweet without ever cloying or sagging. Probably best over the next 5 years.

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  11/21/2011 - graemeg wrote:

  {375ml, screwcap, 9.3%} Not dark at all; enticing aromatics chiefly of lime juice. Palate is moderately sweet, only a little evidence of botrytis, tastes heavily of limes and citric flavours; nothing at all in the marmalade/apricot spectrum. In some ways a bit simple, but beautifully executed in the style; it's eminently gluggable, and the low alcohol does wonders for the balance. Should easily hold another 3-5 years, but I'm not sure how it will gain from the cellar time.

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  2/13/2011 - graemeg wrote:

  {screwcap, 9.3%} There's a little development apparent here on the nose, which is all sweet lime and lychee, but not so much in appearance, which remains a pretty faint straw/yellow with a mysterious flash of green. It's still quite light on the palate, moderately sweet, but with lime-like acid which maintains freshness. Botrytis is a character in the story, not the whole plot. A little one-dimensional in flavour, it still manages a medium-length finish. Pretty good overall, but probably at best within the next 5 years.

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  3/20/2010 - graemeg wrote:

  {screwcap, 9.3%} Confirming January's note, back on home soil. Pale colour, clean and refreshing citric/lime aromas, mild botrytis. The palate is moderately sweet, but still light and airy. The wine doesn't cloy, but skips lightly across the palate, with good coverage and a clean finish. Not noticeably acidic - rather it's the balance that is most impressive. Good work.

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