High-end mature Riesling #2

Restaurant Brunnenstube, Beinstein
Tasted Saturday, March 15, 2025 by NoTrollingerPlease with 111 views

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 1997 Nikolaihof Riesling Fass Severin Vinothek 94 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear, youthful medium golden color. Fresh, floral herbaceous nose.
    On the palate with a beautiful mineral saltiness, creamy texture, racy, ripe acidity, good structure, wonderful freshness and brilliance and a solid length. Potential for another decade. 94

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Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 2007 Schäfer-Fröhlich Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

    Germany, Nahe

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear, medium golden color. Fine, airy nose with ripe, sweet fruit.
    On the palate round, deep, mineral, good tension and energy. Lots of warm, sweet ripe fruit, a bit chubby, notes of caramel an good length. If drunk individually I would probably rated it higher, but compared to Schönleber I am at 92-93

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

    Germany, Nahe

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear, youthful medium yellow color. Wonderful deep and complex nose, fine, delicate and smoky.
    A bit leaner version of the 2005. Wonderful Halenberg, very mineral, good structure and energy, fine ripe fruit. Good length. 93-94

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  • 2005 Emrich-Schönleber Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 96 Points

    Germany, Nahe

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear, youthful medium golden color. Fantastic deep and complex nose with floral notes, smoke, lime and ripe fruit.
    So fresh and racy! Amazing tension and energy, beautiful structure, clean ripe fruit, no sign of aging, very long and mineral finish. Halenberg at its very peak! 95-96

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 1997 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Forster Kirchenstück Riesling Spätlese trocken 94 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Late release 2021 from the winery. Unfortunately the second bottle that does not fully perform as expected. It need hours in the glass and bottle to come out of its shell- Very deep, dense, creamy, lime oil, fine mineral core. Got more complex with any minute in the glass. Very long. It simply lacked the brilliance of my best bottles. 93-94

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  • 2001 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Forster Kirchenstück Riesling 96 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear, medium golden youthful color. Wonderful deep and complex nose.
    On the palate it had the brilliance that I missed with the 1997. Wonderful tension and energy. Creamy texture, liquid stones and lots of extract. Fine stone fruit, some lime. Very long and lingering. No signs of aging. Perfect spot. Simply great. 96-97

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 2004 Dönnhoff Hermannshöhle Riesling Großes Gewächs 94 Points

    Germany, Nahe

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted. Clear, deep golden color, not as youthful as perfect bottles. Wonderful complex and deep nose. Very mineral, deep and long, very good balance and harmony. Unfortunately not as brilliant as the best bottles I had, but still an amazing wine close to greatness. 94

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Georg Breuer Rauenthaler Nonnenberg Riesling 93 Points

    Germany, Rheingau

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Beautiful Nonne. Ripe, medium acidity. Deep and dense, round and balanced, very harmonious, still very fresh, good length.
    92-93

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  • 2007 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling 94 Points

    Germany, Rheingau

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted. Clear, medium deep golden color. Smoky, deep and herbaceous nose.
    Rich, lots of ripe fruit, beautiful mineral core, fine bitter notes, good energy, long and fruity mineral finish. This bottle was not as perfect as my previous one, but still 93-94

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Flight 6 (1 Note)

  • 1997 Koehler-Ruprecht Kallstadter Saumagen Riesling Auslese trocken R 97 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear, medium golden color. Fantastic, fine, complex and fresh nose with hints of lime oil and crushed stones.
    On the palate incredibly dense, almost oily, and very deep. Beautiful tension, energy and pressure, great extract and very long. A perfect bottle without any sign of aging. 97

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Flight 7 (3 Notes)

  • 2001 Koehler-Ruprecht Kallstadter Saumagen Riesling Auslese trocken R 95 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear, pale golden color. Beautiful fine, fruity and airy nose.
    On the palate a bit leaner version of 1997, not that dense and oily, but with the same tension, energy and length. Even a bit more citrus notes. So fresh and lively. For me at full peak. 95

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  • 2004 Koehler-Ruprecht Kallstadter Saumagen Riesling Auslese trocken R 94 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear pale golden color. Reductive, deep and dense nose. Quite similar to 2001, just a tiny bit less tension. Full peak, very joyful to drink now. 94

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  • 2007 Koehler-Ruprecht Kallstadter Saumagen Riesling Auslese trocken RR 94 Points

    Germany, Pfalz

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear, pale golden color. I often struggle with the nose of this wine, but this bottle was really good. Just a bit of butter and vegetable notes mixed with fine fruit.
    Very deep and dense, still young and with upside potential for 5+ years. Good structure and balance. Very long . 94+(+)

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Flight 8 (1 Note)

  • 2004 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel 94 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    This wine clearly polarizes with its Botrytis driven, old school Wachau style. I love it. Clear, medium golden color. Beautiful nose of exotic ripe fruit, acacia, spices and honey.
    On the palate very powerful. Great energy , deep, dense, noticeable sweetness, lots of clean botrytis. Complex and very long. 94

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Flight 9 (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Weingut Knoll Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner Schütt

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Clear, medium golden amber color. This bottle was most likely not perfectly stored, even though fill level and cork were perfect. And 2005 is most likely not a perfect vintage for Schütt. Still drinkable, but gone. No rating

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  • 2006 Weingut Knoll Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner Schütt 94 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Brought that as a replacement for the 2005 and it performed beautifully. Clear, medium golden color. Fine, fresh and complex nose. On the palate also very fresh, dense and deep. The 14% abv are perfectly integrated, fine botrytis, barely noticeable. Complex and long. Long life ahead. 94

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Flight 10 (2 Notes)

  • 1989 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Auslese Nr. 96 94 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Very similar to my note from a couple of days ago. Needed time and air. Not a perfect bottle, but for me the clear winner of all three sweet wines this evening. This weightless power and tension is still amazing. Very fine, elegant, fresh on the palate. Not as brilliant as it could be, but still... 94

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  • 1990 Karthäuserhof Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Riesling Auslese Nr. 23 90 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    Quite advanced bottle. Still very good with clear Ruwer personality, but not super exciting and lacking brilliance and complexity. 89-90

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Flight 11 (1 Note)

  • 1990 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #2 93 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Glass: Schott Zwiesel Definition Universal
    Bottle opened about 3-5h before tasting, not decanted.
    From a perfect bottle. Clear, deep golden color. Clean, medium+, fully developed nose. Lots of ripe Amalfi citrus notes, icing sugar, lots of crushed stones, smoke and delicate petrol notes. Very dense and beautiful.
    Sweet, balanced by the high, wonderful, laser like and integrated acidity. 7,5% abv. Yellow stone fruit, herbs, crushed stones, some petrol and malt flavors. Good grip, very good balance and harmony. Long and lingering. Drink now 93

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