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Gruner's and Riesling.

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Tasted April 3, 2011 - April 4, 2011 by manonthemoon with 726 views

Flight 1 (3 notes)

White
2007 Bernhard Ott Grüner Veltliner Der Ott Austria, Niederösterreich, Wagram
89 points
Nose had lemon, some tropical, seashell.
Palate of lemon, little cream, and seashell.
The finish is above average in length with good acidity.(89-90)
White
2007 Weingut Meinhard Forstreiter Grüner Veltliner Tabor Austria, Niederösterreich, Kremstal
88 points
Nose of lemon peel, white grapefruit, sea shell, with some greeness.
Palate of lemon, with creme, little green, white pepper and a little bit of heat.
Finish was average in length, bigger than the first wine. 87-88

Flight 2 (4 notes)

White
2007 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Kellerberg Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
95 points
Nose of honey, funk, greeness, some mineral.
Palate of lemon peel, white grapefruit, melon, nice cream, funk, and white pepper.
Finish was long and there was a really nice mouthfeel. 94-95
White
2008 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Kellerberg Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
92 points
Nose was funky with lemon, white grapefruit rind, seashell, little resin.
Palate of Lemon, furry character with funk, herb, white grapefruit, and white pepper.
The finish was above average with good acidity. 92-93
White
2008 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd 'M' Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
94 points
Nose of funky fur, tobacco, herbs, white pepper.
Palate of lemon peel, white grapefruit, funk, tobacco, white pepper.
Long finish with really good acidity and mouthfeel.
Really funky when first opened, love this. 93-94
White
2007 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd 'M' Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
96 points
Nose of tropical fruit, citrus, funk, tobacco, white pepper.
Palate of pineapple, lemon cream, tobacco, and white pepper.
Finish was the longest of any wine and the mouthfeel was great and the acidity keep it feeling fresh as well.
Seemed more open than the Kellerbergs, so funky when first opened. 95-96

Flight 3 (4 notes)

White
2002 Dr. Fischer Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
88 points
Nose was kind of light with lanolin, lemon peel, apple, floral.
Palate of lemon, apple, lanolin, spice.
The finish was average in length, medium bodied in mouthfeel.
88-89
White
2007 A.J. Adam Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
90 points
Nose of unripe peach, floral, spice.
Palate of tropical fruit, lemon, white grapfruit, and spice.
Finish was above average in length with good pure fruit and a nice mouthfeel, could of been a little more complex.
90-91
White
2007 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
93 points
Nose was strong with petrol, lemon, tropicle fruits, and floral going on.
Palate of petrol, pineapple, lemon, and white flowers.
Finish was long, loved this wine. 92-93
White
2008 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
88 points
Nose was light with lemon lime, minerals.
Palate of minerals, lemon lime, tropical, white grapefruit.
The finish was average and there was more acidity than the 07.
I felt this was a let down after the 07.

Flight 4 (2 notes)

White
2009 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Ried Steinertal Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
94 points
Nose was strong with tropical fruits, pineapple, lemon, seashell, floral.
Palate of tropical, lemon peel, white grapefruit, peach and white pepper.
The finish was long in length, but overall this needs time to really show its stuff as it wasn't super complex at this point and could of used a little more acidity.
Easily the best nose of the night and one of my top 5 ever for a wine.
93-94
White
2009 Dönnhoff Hermannshöhle Riesling Großes Gewächs Germany, Nahe
92 points
Nose was decently strong with apples, white peaches, and mineral.
Palate of lemon, honey, lanolin, floral, white pepper, and minerals.
The finish was above average in length, but this suffered next to the FX IMO. 91-92

Flight 5 (2 notes)

White - Off-dry
2001 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Germany, Nahe
90 points
Nose of lanolin, orange rind, wax, and lemon candy.
Palate of lemon candy, funk, lanolin, mint, and honey.
Finish was above average and the minerality was present as well. 90-91
White - Off-dry
2006 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
95 points
Nose of major petrol, tropical, and white flowers, apples.
Palate of lemon, tropical fruit, funk, spice, petrol, white flowers, honey.
The finish was long.
This was pretty fantastic and everything you could want in a desert wine.
94-95
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