Darker pitch than the Allendorf that preceded it, a little more weight but also less refined, pleasant, creamy fruit, supple and juicy, light and rounded, hint of herbs.
Delicious and incredibly rich for such a light year, excellent length, soft but fresh and stylish, hint of creaminess in the fruit, wonderful slate. After a while you start to notice a certain lack of depth and a hint of unripeness.
2005 Schloss Schönborn Riesling trocken 87 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Fresh, uncomplicated, hint of residual sugar, ripe, flowers, white peach, crisp acidity, attractive.
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2000 Weingut Robert Weil Riesling halbtrocken 85 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Lacks tension, has lost the tightness and excitement of youth, a bit slick, aromatic and mineral but the sugar coating gets in the way.
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2005 Weingut Fritz Allendorf Frühburgunder 87 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Pleasant, light Frühburgunder, some spice and fruit, hint of wood, some might say innocuous, other would call it elegant and stylish.
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2004 Weingut Diefenhardt Pinot Noir 87 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Darker pitch than the Allendorf that preceded it, a little more weight but also less refined, pleasant, creamy fruit, supple and juicy, light and rounded, hint of herbs.
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2003 Jakob Jung Spätburgunder Alexander Johannes 90 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Clearly a step up, barrique, warmer and more weight, lovely depth, rich and liquorous fruit, good depth, firm, rounded, lovely wine.
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2005 Weingut Robert König Assmannshäuser Frankenthal Spätburgunder Spätlese trocken 89 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Much less oak than the Alexander Johannes, driven by fruit and terroir, elegant, soft and rich but also much fresher, very nice.
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2003 August Kesseler Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder 92 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Still young and unformed, deep and rich, cassis and graphite, powerful, has absorbed the oak well, needs time to find its balance.
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2002 Weingut Krone Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder Spätlese *** 88 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Delicious and incredibly rich for such a light year, excellent length, soft but fresh and stylish, hint of creaminess in the fruit, wonderful slate. After a while you start to notice a certain lack of depth and a hint of unripeness.
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