Clear, medium golden color. Clean, medium intense, developing nose. Lots of warm, ripe stone fruit, very mineral, quite smoky, spices, hints of petrol. Lovely, dense, deep and fresh. Dry, high acidity, 13,5% abv well integrated. On the plate warm, fine yellow fruit, some zesty bitter notes, spices and very mineral. Beautiful tension and pressure, very good balance and elegance, phenolic grip, juicy. Long, lingering, complex and dense finish. My personal surprise of the evening! Full peak. 93.
Glass: Riedel Superleggero Burgundy Popped and poured. Purchased 2024 from the winery, so perfectly stored bottle. Quite advanced, deep garnet color. Clean, medium intense, fully developed nose. Wonderful German Pinot, racy, perfectly integrated acidity, beautiful balance and texture. Lacks a bit of tension to be truly great, but this is a first world problem. Not as fresh as young as I thought. Quite at its full peak. Long, fruity, spicy finish. 93-94
Clear, deep golden color. Clean, medium intense, developing nose. Fine vanilla, fresh Yuzu, ripe lime and apricot, some woodruff and a bit or petrol. Very fine, fragrant, elegant and deep. On the palate at first a bit… boring. This wine needs focus and attention. It is very balanced, elegant and harmonious and not expressive and dominant. Sweetness is very well balanced by the high acidity. Only 9% abv. Lots of Yuzu with this tiny bit of bitterness, ripe apricot, herbs (woodruff). Creamy, beautiful texture. Long and lingering finish. Very joyful and animating to drink, never bold or cloying. Potential for further improvement at least for 2 more decades. 93
2011 Gut Hermannsberg Niederhäuser Hermannsberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points
Germany, Nahe
Clear, medium golden color. Clean, medium intense, developing nose. Lots of warm, ripe stone fruit, very mineral, quite smoky, spices, hints of petrol. Lovely, dense, deep and fresh.
Dry, high acidity, 13,5% abv well integrated. On the plate warm, fine yellow fruit, some zesty bitter notes, spices and very mineral. Beautiful tension and pressure, very good balance and elegance, phenolic grip, juicy. Long, lingering, complex and dense finish. My personal surprise of the evening! Full peak. 93.
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