Mahogany colour The wine shows peach, apricot, preserved and candied notes, nectarine, some smoky notes, almond ntes, honey, a touch mineral, saffron notes, cumin-like spicyness Palate shows airy profile, honey notes, peach, apricot, tin nectarine, low to med acidity, some toasty notes, a bit savoury, short to med finish -/- After some time in the glass, it still keeps its form, it gets more bacon-like in both the nose and palate
The wine keeps the 1976 Hochheimer profie, full spicy, nutty, hazelnut even, fine honey notes, a bit more savoury and heartier Palate is very light, airy, med body, the acidity feels lower than expected, mineral, honey notes, nectarine notes, peach, med to long finish -/- After some time, it lost its strength and its balance
Much riper than 1976, much sweeter and more savoury too, roasted almond, roasted malt notes in the back, heavier honey notes Palate is light, airy, med acidity, mineral, honey notes, apricot notes, peach notes, ripe to overripe cantaloupe, short to med finish -/- After some time, it opens up nicely white keeping its form, the acidity gets more pronounced 10.0% alc
Bigger and heavier than 1990 auslese, spicy, heavy white floral notes, savoury, honey, nectarine, peach notes, there is a lemon/pineapple aroma way in the back trying to lift everything Palate is very smooth, fine acidity, honey notes, apple, apricot, white peach, marmelade, mineral, electryfying, a few smoky hints, med to long finish -/- After some time, it gets more herbal, tea/chamomile notes, orange (fruit and blossom), preserved lemon, sugar coatead peach/apricot. Just layers after layers, 8.50%alc
The wine shows no fruit in the nose, all spice, oak, almond/walnut, bitter coffee notes Palate shows sale stone fruit, cantaloupe, honey, thin spicy layer, light oak notes -/- After some time, lemon tea notes, preserved lemon, seems to be drifting away
1976 Staatsweingüter Eltville Hochheimer Domdechaney Riesling Auslese
Germany, Rheingau
Mahogany colour
The wine shows peach, apricot, preserved and candied notes, nectarine, some smoky notes, almond ntes, honey, a touch mineral, saffron notes, cumin-like spicyness
Palate shows airy profile, honey notes, peach, apricot, tin nectarine, low to med acidity, some toasty notes, a bit savoury, short to med finish
-/-
After some time in the glass, it still keeps its form, it gets more bacon-like in both the nose and palate
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1976 Staatsweingüter Eltville Steinberger Riesling Auslese
Germany, Rheingau
The wine keeps the 1976 Hochheimer profie, full spicy, nutty, hazelnut even, fine honey notes, a bit more savoury and heartier
Palate is very light, airy, med body, the acidity feels lower than expected, mineral, honey notes, nectarine notes, peach, med to long finish
-/-
After some time, it lost its strength and its balance
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1990 Staatsweingüter Eltville Steinberger Riesling Auslese
Germany, Rheingau
Much riper than 1976, much sweeter and more savoury too, roasted almond, roasted malt notes in the back, heavier honey notes
Palate is light, airy, med acidity, mineral, honey notes, apricot notes, peach notes, ripe to overripe cantaloupe, short to med finish
-/-
After some time, it opens up nicely white keeping its form, the acidity gets more pronounced
10.0% alc
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1989 Bischofliches Konvikt Eitelsbacher Marienholz Riesling Beerenauslese
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Bigger and heavier than 1990 auslese, spicy, heavy white floral notes, savoury, honey, nectarine, peach notes, there is a lemon/pineapple aroma way in the back trying to lift everything
Palate is very smooth, fine acidity, honey notes, apple, apricot, white peach, marmelade, mineral, electryfying, a few smoky hints, med to long finish
-/-
After some time, it gets more herbal, tea/chamomile notes, orange (fruit and blossom), preserved lemon, sugar coatead peach/apricot.
Just layers after layers, 8.50%alc
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1975 Frick-Schmitt Mehringer Blattenberg Riesling Beerenauslese
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
The wine shows no fruit in the nose, all spice, oak, almond/walnut, bitter coffee notes
Palate shows sale stone fruit, cantaloupe, honey, thin spicy layer, light oak notes
-/-
After some time, lemon tea notes, preserved lemon, seems to be drifting away
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