Dinner with Five Pfalz Winemakers

• 2009 Gies-Düppel Weissburgunder Brut 88 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Light yellow color with few small bubbles; green apple, lime nose; tart green apple, lime, mineral palate; medium-plus finish

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• 2009 Weinhof Scheu Pinot Brut Tirage 18 mos 86 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Light yellow with lots of rapid, small bubbles; chalk, ripe green apple, confectioner's sugar, tart peach nose; tart grapefruit, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• 2008 Weingut Jürgen Leiner Spätburgunder Pinot Brut Traditionelle 88 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Light yellow color with lots of speedy, small bubbles; yeasty, sweet sage, herbal nose; tasty, savory, yeasty, herbal palate with a sense of sweet sage; medium-plus finish 88+ points (12% alcohol)

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• 2010 Weingut Kranz Cabernet Sauvignon Brut Rosé 86 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Light salmon pink color with lots of steady, small bubbles; bell pepper, herbaceous, tart currant, light pepper, tomato leaf nose; tasty, savory, tart currant, bell pepper, mineral palate; medium-plus finish

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• NV Siener Riesling Birkweiler Brut 87 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Light yellow color with lots of speedy, tiny bubbles; appealing, tart peach, mineral nose; tasty, tart peach, mineral, green apple palate; medium-plus finish

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

wine and food writers cooking

• 2011 Weingut Kranz Ilbesheimer Kalmit Weissburgunder Spätlese trocken 87 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Light yellow color; fresh, lime, green fruit nose; tasty, tart citrus, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium finish

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• 2011 Weingut Jürgen Leiner Chardonnay Handwerk 86 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Light yellow color with some secondary fermentation bubbles; tart pear, applesauce nose; tart pear, tart applesauce palate; medium finish

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• 2011 Siener Riesling vom Rotliegenden 90 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Very light yellow color; fresh lime, mineral nose; tasty, tart fresh lime, mineral plate with mouthwatering acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• 2011 Weinhof Scheu Riesling Kalchstein 89 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Very light yellow color; tart pear, lemon, mineral nose; tasty, fresh, tart lemon, mineral, citrus palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• 2011 Gies-Düppel Birkweiler Kastanienbusch Riesling trocken 91 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Light yellow color; aromatic, pear, honeysuckle, floral nose; tasty, sappy, juicy, tart pear, honeysuckle, floral palate; medium-plus finish (5.5 grams RS; 13.5% alcohol; some skin contact, maceration in 1200 liter barrels)

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• 2009 SüdpfalzConnexion Gräfenhauser Spätburgunder 88 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; appealing, tart cherry, strawberry, French oak nose; spicy, tart raspberry, black raspberry, tart black cherry palate with integrating oak and near medium acidity; medium-plus finish 88+ points

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No

• 2011 Weingut Jürgen Leiner Riesling Spätlese 91 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  Light lemon yellow color; tart pineapple, ripe peach nose; tasty, ripe peach, pineapple, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (7% alcohol)

  Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No