Reichsrath von Buhl Reiterpfad Pfalz, too broad, similar to Paradiesgarten. 90
Reichsrath von Buhl Paradiesgarten Pfalz, too broad a bit over his peak. 90
Nikolaihof Steiner Hund Easy detectable as Austrian Riesling. More powerful, less elegant than the German ones. 90
Keller Hubacker This is normally my favourite Riesling wine from 2003, today second best, exotic fruits, candy floss. At his peak. 94
Keller Kirchspiel Less elegant than the Hubacker and more evolved but still nicely drinkable. Would drink it now. 92
Bürklin Wolf Kirchenstück More evolved than expected. Same problem with the 2004 I had 3 weeks ago. Normally Kirchenstück ripes really slow. Still good drinkable. 92
Markus Molitor Graacher Domprobst Auslese dry ** Some burgundy style, some nuts and honey. 91
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blind The bottle was opened four days ago, a bit tired, I love this wine, for me it is the best 2003 Riesling. Still good acidity but the fruit was too low because of the airing. 93
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Der dritte Flight ganz stark. Kellers Hubacker 2003 wie so oft gigantisch. Der beste trockene deutsche Riesling, den ich aus diesem Jahrgang kenne (sogar besser als G-Max). heute 97, hatte ihn schon stärker im Glas gehabt. So unglaublich frisch mit wahnsinniger Säurestruktur. Knapp geschlagen wurde der Nachbar (Kollmütz Mackherndl Smaragd 2000). Bisher noch nie im Glas gehabt, muß ich gestehen, aber jugendlich und vielschichtig. Noch lange noch nicht am Ende. 96. 7:1 for Germany
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Not that huge as last year, still nice mango, pineapple and citrus in nose and palate but in the middle palate a bit too broad, the finish is long but not that precise, still a great wine for this vintage. Many dry Rieslings from 2003 are haggard but this example will survive at least 5-7 years, not 97 but great 94
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A great suprise in this hot vintage. For me at his top. I think it won't get better, ripe yellow and tropical fruits as pineapple, passionfruit and peaches. Perfectly balanced acidity, not too low as in many other 2003's. Drink it over 2 hours without decantation. What a sublime wine. 95-96
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1/22/2023 - aquacongas wrote: 94 Points
blind
We had 10 different 2003 German and Austrian dry Rieslings.
Breuer Schloßberg
This was by far the best. Not overripe, not haggard, low in alcohol and very balanced. 95
Hirtzberger Singerriedel
The most powerful wine in this range. 90
Freiherr Heyl Pettenthal
Positiv surprise. Balanced. 91
Reichsrath von Buhl Reiterpfad
Pfalz, too broad, similar to Paradiesgarten. 90
Reichsrath von Buhl Paradiesgarten
Pfalz, too broad a bit over his peak. 90
Nikolaihof Steiner Hund
Easy detectable as Austrian Riesling. More powerful, less elegant than the German ones. 90
Keller Hubacker
This is normally my favourite Riesling wine from 2003, today second best, exotic fruits, candy floss. At his peak. 94
Keller Kirchspiel
Less elegant than the Hubacker and more evolved but still nicely drinkable. Would drink it now. 92
Bürklin Wolf Kirchenstück
More evolved than expected. Same problem with the 2004 I had 3 weeks ago. Normally Kirchenstück ripes really slow. Still good drinkable. 92
Markus Molitor Graacher Domprobst Auslese dry **
Some burgundy style, some nuts and honey. 91
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12/24/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points
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The bottle was opened four days ago, a bit tired, I love this wine, for me it is the best 2003 Riesling. Still good acidity but the fruit was too low because of the airing. 93
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11/4/2017 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 97 Points
Der dritte Flight ganz stark. Kellers Hubacker 2003 wie so oft gigantisch. Der beste trockene deutsche Riesling, den ich aus diesem Jahrgang kenne (sogar besser als G-Max). heute 97, hatte ihn schon stärker im Glas gehabt. So unglaublich frisch mit wahnsinniger Säurestruktur. Knapp geschlagen wurde der Nachbar (Kollmütz Mackherndl Smaragd 2000). Bisher noch nie im Glas gehabt, muß ich gestehen, aber jugendlich und vielschichtig. Noch lange noch nicht am Ende. 96. 7:1 for Germany
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3/24/2017 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 94 Points
Not that huge as last year, still nice mango, pineapple and citrus in nose and palate but in the middle palate a bit too broad, the finish is long but not that precise, still a great wine for this vintage. Many dry Rieslings from 2003 are haggard but this example will survive at least 5-7 years, not 97 but great 94
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12/20/2015 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 96 Points
A great suprise in this hot vintage. For me at his top. I think it won't get better, ripe yellow and tropical fruits as pineapple, passionfruit and peaches. Perfectly balanced acidity, not too low as in many other 2003's. Drink it over 2 hours without decantation. What a sublime wine. 95-96
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