Best bottle

Restaurant Georges, Ludwigsburg
Tasted Friday, October 13, 2023 by NoTrollingerPlease with 75 views

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  • 2004 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 95 Points

    France, Champagne

    Glass: Zalto Burgundy
    Tasted blind. Clear, pale golden color. Fine, fresh and youthful nose with some brioche, hints of oak, mellow apple, very mineral, deep and complex.
    On the palate so young and fresh! Fine mousseux, high, racy acidity, very elegant and balanced with lots of fine fruit. Needs time, temperature and air. Evolves with every minute and gains complexity. At first not too long, but that also changed over the course of the evening. Really beautiful, thank you Alex! And there is plenty of room for development. 95+

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  • 2007 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling 95 Points

    Germany, Rheingau

    Glass: Zalto Burgundy
    Popped and poured, drunk over two days. Clear, medium golden color. Wonderful nose! Deep, smoky, salty, very complex and multil-layered.
    On the palate dry with some noticeable sugar tail. Beautiful balance, medium+, ripe acidity, very mineral, some smoky dark notes, lovely stone fruit. Very long and complex. Seems to me at its full peak, but will stay on this level for several years. 95

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  • 1997 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Forster Kirchenstück Riesling Spätlese trocken 97 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Zalto Burgundy.
    Perfect bottle, 2021 release from the winery. Popped and poured, drunk over two days. Clear, pale-medium golden color, very young.
    On day one, right after opening, we were debating: Slightly cork or not? I would call the scents "sea breeze", others TCA. Over time, it vanished, and some beautiful lime zests and lime oil appeared. On day two no signs of cork at all, just pure lime, hints of smoke and lots of crushed stones. Fresh, complex and beautiful.
    On the palate the same conversation. On day two no cork detectable. Beautiful, fresh and straight fruit, lemon zests, lime oil, lots of rock flour. Precision, tension, great balance, wonderful structure and texture. Amazing mineral core. Beautiful length. Dry Riesling can't get much better. Day 1 around 95, Day 2 around 98, so Fanboy 97.

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  • 2008 Koehler-Ruprecht Kallstadter Saumagen Riesling Auslese trocken "R" 93 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Zalto Burgundy
    Tasted blind. Clear, medium golden color. Very herbaceous nose, reminded me of "Almdudler". On the palate very mineral, herbaceous, round, powerful, sweet fruit, white nougat. Compared to the Kirchenstück and Schlossberg it seemed a bit rustic and not yet there. Did not detect Saumagen, even though I had this wine three weeks ago :) Needs more time. Tonight 92-93+

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  • 2015 Weingut Keller Abts E® Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    Glass: Zalto Burgundy
    Tasted blind. Half of the bottle was decanted.
    Clear, pale golden color. Nose from the decanted part quite muted, straight from the bottle more complex, very floral.
    On the palate very delicate and floral, herbaceous and mineral. Extremely youthful. Wine from decanter was very good, but not exciting, around 92+, wine from the bottle was way more complex and dense, around 93-94. IMO still way too young. Give it a few more years to fully shine. Nevertheless: Thank you Joachim for the experience! 93++

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  • 1990 Château Latour Grand Vin 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Glass: Zalto Burgundy
    Tasted blind from half bottle. Decanted for about 1h. Clear, garnet-tawny color. Beautiful classic Paulliac nose, spicy, pencil shavings, some blood, herbs, fine tobacco, very deep and elegant.
    On the palate very beautiful. Pure silk, velvet texture and structure. Fine sweet red fruit, some green pepper, high, high ripe acidity, tobacco. Wonderful balance and elegance, long finish. This half bottle is at its full peak. Really beautiful, thank you Oli!

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  • 2010 Sylvain Cathiard Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux Murgers 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

    Glass: Zalto Burgundy
    Tasted blind. Clear, ruby-garnet color. Beautiful fine, deep and complex Pinot nose.
    On the palate wonderful fine tannin, high, racy and ripe acidity, fine fruit, wonderful balance, elegance and texture. Very deep, very long, fruity, mineral finish. Not yet at its full peak to me. Thank you Alex for this wonderful wine! 94+

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