| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2009 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd SteinertalWachau more |
5/29/2013 - Alex Kohse Likes this wine: NRAlzinger's Steinertal is high up on my short list of wines that don't ever disappoint me. When they're young they can take a long time to open up, but planning accordingly (double decanted before I left for work this morning) yields consistently awesome wine experiences. |
| White |
2011 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett #2Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
1/28/2013 - Alex Kohse wrote: NRQuite reduced upon opening. Much more forgiving on day 2, but this still seemed really shut down. Pretty confused by this wine as this usually drinks better young than Domprobst. I think I caught it in an awkward place. |
| White |
2009 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd SteinertalWachau more |
1/25/2013 - Alex Kohse Likes this wine: 94 pointsTremendous complexity on the smokey, herbal, stony nose. Mysterious and invigorating. The palate has weight and depth, but is the polar opposite of heavy-handed. It is incredibly elegant and full of peach and a brooding, enticing minerality. The acidity is quite ripe and frames the fruit perfectly. No issues at all with heat on the long, somehow firm but gentle finish. Even though this is serious wine (and serious YOUNG wine at that), this is very drinkable with a few hours of air. Looking forward to day two! |
| Red |
2010 Domaine Robert Chevillon BourgognePinot Noir more |
1/21/2013 - Alex Kohse wrote: 89 pointsBright, red fruited nose with just a hint of earth. On the palate this is lively, with tangy acid and decent grip on the impressive (for the level) finish. Great Bourgogne that should be much better in 5-8 years. |
| Red |
2008 Vérité La MuseSonoma County Red Bordeaux Blend more |
1/17/2013 - Alex Kohse Likes this wine: 96 pointsGorgeous nose, with deep but bright fruit and mineral. The palate is full but not cloying or fat. Incredibly gratifying, California wine. |
| White - Off-dry |
2009 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling 'Schmitt'Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
12/30/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 90 pointsCompelling herbal note to both the nose and palate. The ripe 2009 fruit shows through, but the finish is slatey with respectable grip. Solid, young wine that went very well with spicy, pan fried Gyoza. |
| White |
2009 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd LoibenbergWachau more |
12/20/2012 - Alex Kohse Likes this wine: 88 pointsTasted after a few hours decanted and then on day 2. |
| White |
2010 Domaine Roulot Bourgogne BlancChardonnay more |
12/18/2012 - Alex Kohse Likes this wine: 88 pointsNice richness but very well balanced with acidity. Too young, but would love to revisit in 5-10 years. |
| White - Off-dry |
2010 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese #5Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
12/15/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 94 pointsThis is a magical Spätlese. Stony slate and bright, honeyed apple come through with amazing purity on the nose. This clocks in at 7.5% alcohol, but the impression of sweetness in this wine is very, very restrained. Terrific acidity is present, but not at all obtrusive or out of balance. The palate balances fruit and rock perfectly. The finish is achingly long, firm but somehow still tender and elegant. What a beautiful wine. |
| White |
2010 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Riesling Terrassen Kamptalmore |
9/22/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 88 pointsMore evidence that it's really hard to go wrong with 2010 Austrian Riesling from good producers. The nose is somewhat reserved initially, but opens up with herb laced stone fruit after a bit of air. There is a nice, dry richness (albeit in a light-medium bodied package) that is very well balanced by huge, refreshing acidity on the palate. At around ~$20 this is absurdly good wine. |
| White |
2009 Sipp-Mack Riesling TraditionAlsace more |
9/16/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 84 pointsCorrect, Alsatian dry Riesling. Went really well with a tarte d'Alsace. One dimensional, but did its job well. |
| White |
2010 Weingut von Othegraven Kanzemer Altenberg Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
9/10/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 91 pointsSomewhat restrained nose leads into a WOW "this wine has some tremendous cut" palate. Unlike a lot of 2010 Kabs, this actually drinks like a kab... a really precise, focused and laser-like example. Clean, crisp fruit lasts for a long time on the finish and is highlighted by great salinity. |
| White |
2009 A.J. Adam Hofberg Riesling KabinettMosel Saar Ruwer more |
8/23/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 88 pointsRipe, sweet and inviting nose. The palate is definitely on the weighty side for a Kabinett, relatively creamy body with nice exotic fruits intermingling with stone fruits and finishing quite long. A nice wine from (for my palate) a bit too ripe of a vintage. |
| White - Off-dry |
2010 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling SpätleseNahe more |
8/19/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 90 pointsFruity and exotic nose with some serious minerality. The density of this Spatlese is outstanding. Layer upon layer of stone fruit and mineral salinity. Very,very young but so unfairly tasty. |
| White |
2008 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling HeimbourgAlsace more |
8/4/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 88 pointsSmokey, rich nose. The palate is quite ripe, very extracted and full. Nice weight and presence, but a little clunky. |
| White - Off-dry |
2010 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling SpätleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
8/11/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 89 pointsDelicious stoney and saline nose. Acidity is present and welcome on the palate, balancing the sugar and framing the citrus fruit, but not overwhelming or distracting. |
| White - Off-dry |
2009 Georg Albrecht Schneider Niersteiner Hipping Riesling SpätleseRheinhessen more |
8/5/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 88 pointsSweet, herbal nose. The palate is quite intriguing and dominated by an aloe and menthol character. A little bit short on the finish, but a really attractive, understated wine. |
| White |
2009 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Kabinett #7Mosel Saar Ruwer more |
8/2/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 89 pointsHoneyed peach nose with a good deal of sweetness coming through. The palate is relatively soft, but not without definition and has enough acidity to maintain structure. |
| White |
2010 F.X. Pichler Riesling Federspiel Loibner BurgstallWachau more |
7/26/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 85 pointsLemon and lime fruit on the nose. Relatively neutral palate and body with forward citrus fruit and some floral notes. Sound, correct, if unremarkable, Wachau Federspiel. |
| White |
2007 Albert Boxler Riesling Sommerberg DudensteinAlsace Grand Cru more |
7/13/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 89 pointsExotically fruity and rich nose that you can get lost in; Palate doesn't quite live up to the nose... Nice, smokey but slightly flabby palate; a little heavy-handed. |
| White - Off-dry |
2006 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling SpätleseNahe more |
7/12/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 94 pointsThis is a pretty crazy bottle; the nose is honeyed, peachy and stony; The palate has serious heft and sweetness for a Spat, but is kept incredibly lively by the ample acidity and the serious, in your face minerality. The finish is divinely lengthy and precise. |
| White |
2008 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Ried SteinertalWachau more |
7/1/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 93 pointsThis, unsurprisingly, took a very long time to open up. It was pretty muted upon first tasting but showed very well on day 2. The nose is youthful but quite deeply mineral. The palate is richer, fuller and creamier than many Steinertal wines but still shows the refreshing coolness and precision that make good examples so impeccably balanced. Huge upside in this wine. |
| White |
2002 Weingut Hirsch Riesling GaisbergKamptal more |
7/1/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 85 pointsRestrained, reticent nose unwilling to give much up (even on day 2). Honeyed, refined texture of an older Riesling is apparent, but there isn't real cut or nuance to the fruit. I really wanted to like this more than I did, but it just came off as a bit flat. This was a tasty, older Austrian Riesling, but not very remarkable. |
| White |
2006 Weingut Hirsch Riesling GaisbergKamptal more |
7/5/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 87 pointsAlluring, apricot nose. The body is rich, full and quite lush but lacking complexity and depth. Finish is a bit flat and medium-persistent. |
| White |
2007 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Loibner OberhauserWachau more |
7/5/2012 - Alex Kohse wrote: 88 pointsDouble Decanted 15 hours before drinking: |
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