10 years after Riesling tasting - 2012

Restaurant Holz und Feuer, Kirchheim, Germany
Tasted Saturday, May 7, 2022 by NoTrollingerPlease with 780 views

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  • 2012 Trimbach Riesling Clos Ste. Hune 93 Points

    France, Alsace

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Bottle was double decanted about 7h before the tasting. Pale yellow color. Muted nose, dense, dark and with some petrol. This wine is completely closed and shows only a glimpse of its future glory. Bone dry, salty mineral notes, wonderful extract and depth. Lean and elegant. Long, very fine and almost shy finish. Re-tasted after about 2h’s and it opened up a bit more and gained complexity. Will be an awesome wine in a decade. Now 92+++

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  • 2012 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile 92 Points

    France, Alsace

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Pale golden color. Nose way more open than the CSH, lots of ripe fruit and herbs.
    On the palate ready for the show: Lovely pure ripe fruit, salty mineral core, good balance and length. Drink now, but absolutely no need to hurry, will last another decade, but I doubt it will improve. 92-93

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  • 2012 Wittmann Westhofener Brunnenhauschen Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Clear, medium golden color. Medium+ intense nose with some sweet fruit and some lactic notes. On the palate dry, good mineral core. A bit unbalanced acidity, making this wine a bit sweet/sour. Still very young. Good length and potential. 92-93+

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  • 2012 Weingut Keller Abts E® Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Clear, pale golden color. Beautiful airy, herbaceous and stony nose. On the palate quite elegant and very well balanced. Beautiful tension and pressure, lots of ripe sweet fruit and a wonderful mineral core. Juicy and very long. Re-tasted after 2h and it got even more complex. Still a bit too young. Give it 2-3+ years. 93-94+

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  • 2012 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling 96 Points

    Germany, Rheingau

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Clear, medium golden color. Fantastic nose! Smoky, reductive, very deep, dense and complex. Wow!
    Another proof, that power and complexity does not need much alcohol. Only 11,5% abv! This is all about perfect balance and harmony! Power without weight. Beautiful elegant, juicy, salty mineral, smoky and with a beautiful pressure. Very long and complex finish. Probably not at its full peak. 96+

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Flight 11 - Pirate flight (2 Notes)

  • 2012 Wittmann Westhofener Morstein Riesling Großes Gewächs 94 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Popped and poured. Clear, pale golden color. Beautiful complex, smoky nose, dense and deep.
    On the palate Morstein at its best. Smoky, dark mineral core, deep and dense. Great pressure and tension. Wonderful power, but very elegantly wrapped. Long finish. Bright and shiny future ahead. 94+

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  • 2012 Weingut Keller Morstein Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Perfect bottle, bought at release. Double decanted about 8h before. Clear, pale golden color. Very muted nose, not showing much.
    On the palate a beautiful wine, but compared to the Wittmann he completely lost in every way. Lacks the tension and energy I usually admire in this wine. Probably this wine needs a decade to develop. It certainly has all the components. But today it was simply a disappointment on a very high level. 92 (++)

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Flight 12 (2 Notes)

  • 2012 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Forster Kirchenstück Riesling 93 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Clear, pale golden color. Interesting green notes and stems, fresh and lean.
    On the palate it is all about extract and structure, not about fruit. Very mineral, deep and dense. Lean body. Very good balance and tension. Way too young. Give it another decade. 93-94+

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  • 2012 von Winning Forster Kirchenstück Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Clear, pale golden color. Herbaceous nose, some fresh Curry herbs. On the palate quite nice, but lacks the extract, definition and precision of the Bürklin-Wolf. Warm ripe fruit, again some Curry herbs, good length. Will certainly last for a few more years, but will most probably not improve. 91-92

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Flight 13 (3 Notes)

  • 2012 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel 95 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Clear, pale golden color. Classic Wachau nose, lots of acacia, crushed stones and ripe stone fruit.
    This wine clearly polarizes. You either love the style or you hate it. I love it. Full bodied, but the power is beautifully wrapped and the wine is elegant and in a very good balance. Clear fruit, clear botrytis. Acacia and honey. Wonderful pressure and tension. Long and lingering finish. No need to hurry, will stay on this level for a decade and will probably improve. 94-95+

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  • 2012 F.X. Pichler Riesling Unendlich 93 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Clear, pale golden color. Classic Wachau nose, lots of acacia, crushed stones, fresh.
    Yes it is fat and bold. But also with great pressure, depth and density. Lots of acacia and honey notes, wonderful mineral core. Wonderful extract. Good balance and length, but not “endless”.
    92-93

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  • 2012 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Ried Kellerberg 91 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Glass: Sophienwald Universal
    Clear, medium golden color. There is a huge discussion if FX Pichler had some wine making problems in 2011/2012. This Kellerberg had clear notes of band aid on nose and palate. Other than that it is a very good mineral Wachau Riesling with a beautiful tension and very good balance. Is it flawed? Depends on the view point. I will rate it 91-92

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Flight 14 - Some after tasting reds (3 Notes)

Flight 15 - Sweet end (1 Note)

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