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Rieslingfeier 207 Seminar:"Different Strokes for Different Slopes: Germany and Austria"
Craft Restaurant (Private Dining Room), New York, NY
Tasted February 17, 2017 by Seth Rosenberg with 261 views
Flight 1 (2 notes)
White
2015 Eva Fricke Lorcher Krone Riesling Trocken
89 points
Nose is saline, yellow-golden (broth), soap, rosemary, stony-slatey, peach and peach pit. Enters with peach on the palate and the salty broth - golden finish. Strikes me as somewhat Austrian in style. Nose - 4.5-5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 14.5-15/20.
White
2015 Eva Fricke Lorchhäuser Seligmacher Riesling
92 points
16 g/L of RS. Lighter in color, and this reflects on the nose: lighter and more airy withlight zingy citrus: lime, orange peel/zest. Some minerals. Perfumed. Light and crisp on the palate with great citrus and lime. Great cut. Lime and stony finish. I like this. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.
Flight 2 (2 notes)
White
2015 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Fahrlay Riesling Großes Gewächs
94 points
12.5% Alcohol. Great nose - spicy, stony, cumin and salty, peach. Laser focused, big salty peachy, peach pit. Burning salinity on the finish. 15 Clemens Busch wines should be killer. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5-5.5/6, Finish - 4.5-5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 16.5-17.5/20.
White
2009 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg Fahrlay Riesling Großes Gewächs
87 points
13.5% Alcohol. So different: sweet fruit, banana, peach, tropical - some botrytis. Stuffed on the palate - a little buzzy (overripe). Honey, peach. The finish is the same - it's a bit heavy for me. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4/6, Finish - 4/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 0.5-1/2 = 13.5-14/20.
Flight 3 (2 notes)
White
2013 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Loibenberg
94 points
Beautiful nose - big, some creaminess. Ripe and perfect with peach fruit, spice, almond cream. The palate shows the ripe peach, florals, honeysuckle - more burly, saline, and broth elements come out towards the end - tangerine, peel, lime and stones on the finish. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17/20.
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White
2007 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Steinertal
90 points
Ripe with honey peach and herbs. Odd on the palate - flavor muted some but quite ripe in feel - soft, very honeyed. more mature - herbs peach and honey on finish. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 15/20.
Flight 4 (2 notes)
White
2013 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd Hochrain
94 points
Beautiful nose - big, some creaminess. Ripe and perfect with peach fruit, spice, almond cream. The palate shows the ripe peach, florals, honeysuckle - more burly, saline, and broth elements come out towards the end - tangerine, peel, lime and stones on the finish. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17/20.
White
2007 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel
94 points
Rich nose - spicy, golden, bitter, pit, cumin, spicy broth, golden. Excellent on the palate - honey, broth, golden, huge saline extract - broth golden, spicy, peach and some tropicals on the finish. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17/20.