Lush, bright, golden yellow. Some petrol and sea water on the nose, also dill, like pickle juice aromas. Medium intensity, light sweetness, very good balance and acidity. Quite integrated, some lychee. Very good. (A-)
More intense than Spatlese that we had before, also darker. Nose of dried plums, small yellow plums (aliča), sun dried apricots. Less acidity than auslese, very light petrol, dense. With some time a note of dills developped as well as some apple compote on the palate. Lovely. (A-)
More petrol than in '90. Also less intense and with higher accidity (or less sugar?). Again some dill on the nose, quince on the palate. This was easier drinkable than '90 but I cannot tell that it was better.
With a green hue. Very strong sweaty armpit aroma, may be also kiwi fruit. Gouache paint on the palate, very mineral, simple at this point, unripe apples, acid. Peculiar but not enjoyable. Actually with time it got better and it was interesting as it was totally different, but I don't see myself drinking it again in the future.
Darjeeling tea colour. Wowen together, all integrated and with a slight oxidative note. Nose of rye bread soup (it is a local dish), soaked dried fruits. Oxidative finish. With time slight mushroom aroma developped in the glass.
Darker than previous '71, closer to cognac colour. Nose of rye bread, iodine. Well balanced, quide good actually, some burned sugar on the palate, rye bread. Slight bitterness on the finish.
We had it after six German Auslese and Spatlese, so it didn't show itself as well as I hoped. Probably should have put it in the beginning of the tasting. Full yelow colour. White apple, acacia tree, boiled buckwheat on the nose. Palate of citrus, apples, very mineral, tight, long, lots of accidity. Good, but hope it will be great next time.
1990 Schloss Saarstein Serriger Schloss Saarsteiner Riesling Spätlese 92 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Lush, bright, golden yellow.
Some petrol and sea water on the nose, also dill, like pickle juice aromas.
Medium intensity, light sweetness, very good balance and acidity. Quite integrated, some lychee. Very good. (A-)
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1990 Schloss Schönborn Hochheimer Kirchenstück Riesling Auslese 92 Points
Germany, Rheingau
More intense than Spatlese that we had before, also darker.
Nose of dried plums, small yellow plums (aliča), sun dried apricots.
Less acidity than auslese, very light petrol, dense. With some time a note of dills developped as well as some apple compote on the palate. Lovely. (A-)
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1991 Schloss Schönborn Hochheimer Kirchenstück Riesling Auslese 90 Points
Germany, Rheingau
More petrol than in '90. Also less intense and with higher accidity (or less sugar?). Again some dill on the nose, quince on the palate.
This was easier drinkable than '90 but I cannot tell that it was better.
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1989 Schloss Vollrads Riesling Blausilber Kabinett Trocken 82 Points
Germany, Rheingau
With a green hue. Very strong sweaty armpit aroma, may be also kiwi fruit. Gouache paint on the palate, very mineral, simple at this point, unripe apples, acid. Peculiar but not enjoyable.
Actually with time it got better and it was interesting as it was totally different, but I don't see myself drinking it again in the future.
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1971 Julius Kayser & Co. Trabener Würzgarten Riesling Auslese 85 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Darjeeling tea colour. Wowen together, all integrated and with a slight oxidative note. Nose of rye bread soup (it is a local dish), soaked dried fruits. Oxidative finish. With time slight mushroom aroma developped in the glass.
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1971 Weingut Carl Frz. Engelmann Hallgartener Jungfer Riesling Auslese 86 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Darker than previous '71, closer to cognac colour. Nose of rye bread, iodine. Well balanced, quide good actually, some burned sugar on the palate, rye bread. Slight bitterness on the finish.
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1996 Trimbach Riesling Clos Ste. Hune 92 Points
France, Alsace
We had it after six German Auslese and Spatlese, so it didn't show itself as well as I hoped. Probably should have put it in the beginning of the tasting.
Full yelow colour. White apple, acacia tree, boiled buckwheat on the nose. Palate of citrus, apples, very mineral, tight, long, lots of accidity. Good, but hope it will be great next time.
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1976 Clemens Freiherr Von Schorlemer Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 88 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Oh, this was a good way to end the tasting!
Dark amber, slightly medicine related nose. Dense, syrupy, very sweet but balanced. Long and caramelly.
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