2004 Riesling Großes Gewächs retrospective

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Tasted Friday, September 5, 2014 by m_arcon with 380 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2004 Peter Jakob Kühn Oestricher Doosberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 83 Points

    Germany, Rheingau

    Colour: Dark golden, amber colour.
    Nose: Black tea, a bit of apple juice, pumpernickel and a bit of honey. But nearly completely oxidised.
    Palate: Flat, nearly no acid, pallid. This wine is done.

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  • 2004 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile 91 Points

    France, Alsace

    Colour: Light, intense golden colour
    Nose: A bit closed, opened up after some time in the glass. A bit of mango, plastic and a strong aloe vera aspect. Very subtle nose.
    Palate: Nice acidity, salty, tension & power is there on a good level but it didn´t blow me away. Medium bodied. Good lenght.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2004 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Halenberg Lay Riesling Großes Gewächs 94 Points

    Germany, Nahe

    Colour: Neon-colored, green touch.
    Nose: What a wonderful nose this is. Super complex mix of yellow stone fruit, unripe apricot, a bit petrol, a lot of cold smoke and a hint of bacon. Very "dark", stoney nose simultaneously expressive.
    Palate: A lot of saltiness, medium bodied, again stone fruit, very concentrated, deepth and medium+ finish.

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  • 2004 Dönnhoff Hermannshöhle Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

    Germany, Nahe

    Colour: Intense light golden colour.
    Nose: Lean, elegant nose with aromas of lemon, a bit of white peach but not super strong on the "fruit side". Then some honey & a stoney component come across.
    Palate: Very elegant, light but in a good way. Clear & focused with a tremendous potential left.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2004 Wittmann Westhofener Morstein Riesling Großes Gewächs 94 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    Colour: Intense light golden colour
    Nose: "Dark" nose with a lot of smoke & minerality alongside some vanilla, almonds, mirabelle and some vegetal notes after some time in the glass.
    Palate: Tension & power is there. Brighter shoulders than the two wines from the Nahe we had the flight before. Slightly bitter on the back-end which is lovely. Long finish. A very "complete" wine.

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  • 2004 Weingut Keller Hubacker Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    Colour: Lighter in colour than Wittmanns Morstein.
    Nose: Unripe white peaches, some grapefruit and a light phenolic component mixed with a great smokiness.
    Palate: Very lush wine with even brighter shoulders than the Morstein. A lot of great sea salt on the mid-palate. Still potential left. Great acidity.

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling 96 Points

    Germany, Rheingau

    Colour: Slightly neon yellow colour.
    Nose: Holy moly what a NOSE!!! Best in this tasting by far. Firstly very expressive with a lot of exotic fruit like mango, papaya and ripe peach then herbs like melissa, wild rosemary and some banana juice mixed with cherry juice. (KiBa) Although the nose is very open it feels like there is something behind all this aromas left. Mysterious.
    Palate: Medium+ body, great crashed stones, mineral component. Very long with good power. And still so much time left to drink this. Wine of the tasting.

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  • 2005 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Clos Windsbuhl 90 Points

    France, Alsace

    Colour: Amber golden.
    Nose: Oxidativ nose with aromas of tobacco, candied apricote, toast, honey and some cinnamon. Okay but not very appealing.
    Palate: Medium+ bodied wine, medium lenght. Very substantial. Drink up now.

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