1999 Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 93 points

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  12/17/2021 - JJKinch wrote: 92 Points

  Tropical fruit- mango, peach, pineapple, floral, nice sweetness- honey, good acidity. Bright. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable.

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  9/20/2008 - JohnSh wrote:

  Enjoyable riesling showing some nice aged characteristics, but a bit more acidity would be nice (B+).

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  8/12/2005 - Shiraziste wrote: 94 Points

  In contrast to the Wiengut we opened a bottle of Dr. Pauly, one of my personal favourites from the Mosel. I've always known these wines to be on the richer end of the scale in Mosel, but never have I had such and amazing Riesling experience.
  I really enjoyed this wine, I wish I had many more bottles as this is one of the more incredible Rieslings I have ever tasted. It is a touch sweeter than the Wiengut we had prior, much more intensity of tropical fruit on the palate in an aggressive and forceful nature. If this was blind I'd totally guess Alsace in texture and fruit profile.
  Raw ripe Hawaiian fruits of mango's, papaya, pineapple, it was Maui in a glass. Big and unctuous, I taste such a rich silky viscous on my tongue, a buttery like a white Burg, I'd almost swear it was lees aged for a period of time . Now I can't recall this as a practice in Germany with the Rieslings, but since it is in Alsace, it's very possible.
  It's 'that' very element of this wine that grabs you.
  This is an extremely stylish Riesling, but the doughy flavours and aftertaste in the finish is what moves this wine up a big notch in complexity.
  Very little autohaus garrigue, mostly found deep on the back palate, and in a earthy oily of it.
  It's really all about that nice ripe Hawaiian punch.
  Complexity-plus here, what a fabulous wine.
  I've always believed '99 was such an unappreciated vintage in Germany........... sadly I didn't buy many and I'm certainly regretting it.
  I'll likely always love Dr. Pauly, and will remember to return to him when I need another German Riesling reality check again in the future :)

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