Community Tasting Note

• JRockEsq Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 7, 2021 - Method: blind against 9 other 2019 Spatlese; ice bucket cold (colder than I prefer); opened a few hours in advance
  
  Nose: tangerine, light mineral
  
  P: white cherry, minerality, passion fruit, light ginger; long finish of ginger, fresh herbs, light salt; medium sweetness; medium oily-ish body; medium+ acidity
  
  Overall thoughts: This had it all when I tasted it - great concentration, great flavor profile with great fruit and spice, great mouthfeel, very good complexity, and great balance with nice acidity that creates a nice tension. I've a couple of great wines from Max Ferd. Richter before, but never considered them a top tier producer, which is why I was surprised to find that this was my #1 wine of the tasting! I guessed Fritz Haag or Schloss Lieser. Great wine!
  
  Update: This wine improved a bit on day 2 and the ounce that was still in the bottle on day 7 was still going strong.

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3 Comments

• ohne_musik commented:

  11/15/21, 8:47 PM - They've been on a tear the last few vintages! And for the price, it's insane value. It seems like just a matter of the time before the price starts catching up though...

• JRockEsq commented:

  11/15/21, 8:57 PM - Yeah, almost all German Riesling is an amazing value, but if most of Max Ferd. Richter's wines are this good, give or take, the value they offer is completely ridiculous.

• ohne_musik commented:

  11/16/21, 6:26 AM - I haven't dipped into the 2019 MFR Spat or ausleses yet, but the kabis are stellar across the board. And the GH kabi trocken is probably my QPR white of the year.

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