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| | Tasted by ohne_musik on 4/21/2024 & rated 95 points: Ye Olde Rieslings: Extroverted and racy, showing remarkably youthful energy, exotic fruit (guava, mango), salty minerals, and a hint of cumin and incense. Terrific concentration married to a laser beam of acidity, with just enough sweetness to soften the corners. A more complete wine than the '01 spatlese trocken we had last year, and the best non-dry wine tonight for me. (150 views) |
| | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 6/18/2023: AP #9/2134, and IYKYK
It’s remarkable when a bottle of 20+ year old Riesling immediately evokes the word “electric” but that’s what this wine did. Mature, honeyed fruit, and a live wire running down the center. I have been through over a case of this wine, and while they have never been short of acidity, they didn’t crackle like a downed line in a rainstorm. There’s no shortage of ripe, peachy fruit, sprinkled with mango powder, but the central character is the lightning bolt of acidity. What a fascinating turn for a wine from the final act of HGS. (766 views) |
| | Tasted by rocknroller on 9/18/2021 & rated 92 points: Brad's Belated Big 6-0 Birthday Celebration (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN): Deep gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. This seems fairly far along at this point; aged cheese, aged gouda, honey, ripe candied apricot, mango, rich with a baked fruit profile, full bodied and unctuous with a sweet palate that comes across more like an Auslese. This looks like a near term drinker. (2243 views) |
| | Tasted by David Meddings on 9/2/2021 & rated 90 points: Dark viscous gold. Opulent bouquet of quince and honeyed apples. The palate was as full on as prior bottles but the acidity that has kept this wine balanced over the years has noticeably faded now. The residual sugar is just that much more of a feature, and unfortunately the balance is noticeably less good tonight than on prior bottles.
This was my last bottle of 7 - fantastic wine overall but I should have drunk all of these within 15 years from vintage. (1730 views) |
| | Tasted by chcook on 5/23/2021: Haven’t tried this for a while and tonight’s Riesling tasting seemed an appropriate time to check in. Frankly was a little nervous because my last experience suggested a little prematurity. Cork soft and wet partway up but intact. Color dark straw or light gold depending on your mood. Nose shows apricot and green spice. Swishing this shows its unctuous density but there is a solid core of acid propelling this forward. Finish is lengthy and flavorful. Will wait to try next bottle. This is dynamite and in no danger of decline. (1829 views) |
| | Tasted by canan on 5/7/2021 & rated 91 points: BYO - Erik: Quite developed but with a fine acidity. Sweet but with a mineralic touch. (2108 views) |
| | Tasted by Vas19 on 4/13/2021 & rated 93 points: In a really nice spot. Showing younger than its 20 years IMO. Nice minty freshness. (1754 views) |
| | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 3/1/2021: AP#9, aka #2134
On pace to be drinking one bottle per year, which seems about right given the maturity plateau of this bottling. It's a mature adult in every sense of the word. It has gravitas, it has presence, and there's a depth of character that speaks to age and a bit of wisdom. Still showing a bit of its youthful fruit, though the sweetness has mellowed, and a little more acidic character comes out on the finish - a wry smile, tinged with a hint of irritation. Leave me alone. I have some thinking to do. I've got a good book, and Coltrane is playing. Get lost, unless you are prepared to join me. I'm prepared to sit here as long as you are. (1302 views) |
| | Tasted by decaturwinedude on 2/7/2021: A very elegant wine with finesse and depth that sail across the palate. There's a sweetness, but it has taken on an almost umami character, it's not just sweet. The citrus and honey is backed by what resembles the almost smoky flavors of grilled fruit and wisps of acidity that keep the whole package feeling fresh. It's hard to put down. Light and airy, but serious and intense, too. In a great spot. (1251 views) |
| | Tasted by viniferatu on 7/4/2020: Damn! Perfect cork. Very light in color for a 19 year old Spatlese. Grapefruit, lemon, apricot, pennyroyal and honeysuckle. Rich and fresh at once. Almost dry, though you can tell that it was once quite sweet. This lingers beautifully on airy spice and golden fruits. Acid is on point and the sweetness is completely integrated. Good stuff. (1212 views) |
| | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 4/26/2020: This time when I went to the wine cellar, I wore my glasses, and so selected the intended wine. The 2001 Burgergarten Riesling Spatlese comes from the swan song vintage for the legendary HGS at Catoir. Time tends to create a different view of these wines, imbuing them with an unnatural, nearly magical level of power. Perhaps that’s due to the Rieslaner and Scheurebe, which often have more richness and, especially for the Rieslaner, weight.
That is not to say that this is a light wine. It has depth and exceptional length. But that is not what is so amazing about it. The defining characteristic of this wine is elegance. It carries its thousand flavors on the wings of angels. It’s important words delivered in a calm, melodious voice. (1489 views) |
| | Tasted by coremill on 4/18/2020 & rated 91 points: #2134. Yum. Smoky grilled sour pineapple and grapefruit with lots of acidity nicely balancing the mostly digested sweetness. Absolutely delicious. Don't see any reason to hold these longer. (1118 views) |
| | Tasted by jerhardt on 3/15/2020 & rated 91 points: Nice wine progressing well, and now solidly in its secondary drinking window. Medium yellow and mid-density on the palate. Good now with tons of life ahead. (1051 views) |
| | Tasted by mhudes on 12/26/2019 & rated 91 points: With friends at the House of Nanking in San Francisco. PnP. Gold in color. White peaches on the nose. Honey, apricots and mango in the mouth along with nuances I associate with aged Riesling. Nice accompaniment for our Chinese food. (1193 views) |
| | Tasted by coremill on 6/14/2019 & rated 87 points: Ripe peach and citrus and herbs, turning slightly hollow/metallic on the palate. Refreshing, but probably a little past prime, this seems to be fading. (793 views) |
| | Tasted by coremill on 5/18/2019 & rated 90 points: #2134. At peak. (1431 views) |
| | Tasted by rocknroller on 4/28/2019 & rated 92 points: Monthly Tasting Group: Rieslings (Ngon Bistro, St. Paul, MN): Small pour. Medium full body, nice texture, shows some age, sweet but balanced, white fruits, peach, candied fruits too, Tahitian vanilla finish. 92+pts. (1875 views) |
| | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 3/12/2019: It's all too easy to approach the final wines of Hans-Günter Schwarz career at Catoir with a sort of reverence. A bit of effort is required to clear the mind, and focus on what the wine has to give. This wine has a lot to give!
Purchased on release, and stored at a some what glacially cold temperature, the wine had barely moved into a light golden color. After thirty minutes of air the aromatics opened up, with a full plate of tropical fruits, and an light spice undertone. Only moderately sweet on the palate after eighteen years in the bottle (feinherb level perhaps), the palate maintained bright acidity, with a bit of finishing creaminess. I probably would have guess a 7-10 year old wine if I had been served this blind, and it looks like there are many more years ahead for well stored bottles. Riesling magic.
#2134 bottling (1754 views) |
| | Tasted by dbkitc on 5/14/2018 & rated 93 points: Deep golden color. This wine has come a long way in the past few years. Peach skin, honey and a mineral base are the major elements to be found in this rich and satisfying wine. Really quite good. (93) (2134 views) |
| | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 11/11/2017 & rated 89 points: Dark color. Baked apple and faintly tropical aromas with sweet spice. Similar flavors are slightly sweeter and less complex than I'd expect at this age in a good vintage, but certainly well balanced and enjoyable, particularly with seafood in a rich sauce. (2998 views) |
| | Tasted by David Meddings on 10/29/2017 & rated 91 points: Medium gold. Honeyed apple with some spice notes on bouquet. Palate is perhaps a touch less expressive and harmonious than my last bottle of this but still a rich, balanced panopoly of flavours. Ripe orchard fruit, residual sugar and acidity in perfect balance, and some wood/tertiary complexity adding heft and dimension.
I only have one bottle of my 7 original left to me. I'll try to get to it within the next 2-3 years tops. This has been a superb wine and a great purchase. Thai curries and this are a marvelous pairing. (2280 views) |
| | Tasted by Blake Brown on 6/1/2017 & rated 92 points: 2001 MULLER-CATOIR HAARDTER BURGERGARTEN SPATLESE PFALZ RIESLING- the nose was redolent of steel and flint, the taste was of delicious honeyed stone fruit with a streak of minerals down the middle; it just kept on expanding and pleasing. (2283 views) |
| | Tasted by rocknroller on 4/4/2017 & rated 92 points: Dinner and a Great Mix of Wines at Lonny's (Lonny's Place, Mpls): Medium gold color. Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. Very ripe and texturally pretty, peach, apricot, rather sweet, nice, tangy, good complexity and length. Certainly this is on the sweeter side, but the acid plays well in balancing. 92+pts. (3298 views) |
| | Tasted by jerhardt on 3/4/2017 & rated 93 points: Fantastic. Well into its second stage of life. Golden yellow, rich yet vibrant. Gaining some honeyed and petrol notes, but still fresh. (2164 views) |
| | Tasted by jkoenen on 4/8/2016 flawed bottle: Corked.
APnr. 09-02 (2561 views) |
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