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@Private location, Solingen
Tasted September 11, 2020 by NoTrollingerPlease with 52 views
Flight 1 (1 note)
White
2013 Schäfer-Fröhlich Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs
94 points
Glass: Sophienwald
Popped and poured, tasted blind. Clear, youthful pale yellow color. Lots of pear in the nose. On the palate at first a lot of tannin and hints of oak. Mineral, lots of pear. My first guess: A young, very good and fresh Chardonnay. Boy, so wrong… With time and air it became more and more clear, that it was a Riesling. The tannin vanished and the classic Riesling fruit emerged. Very lean, powerful and a bit smoky. I thought Nahe and SF, but could not nail vintage and vineyard. Wonderful wine already. So juicy. Airy, but powerful, very mineral, wonderful fruit, tension, balance. Long and lingering. Bottle was emptied in no time. Has at least another decade of positive development ahead! 93-94+
Popped and poured, tasted blind. Clear, youthful pale yellow color. Lots of pear in the nose. On the palate at first a lot of tannin and hints of oak. Mineral, lots of pear. My first guess: A young, very good and fresh Chardonnay. Boy, so wrong… With time and air it became more and more clear, that it was a Riesling. The tannin vanished and the classic Riesling fruit emerged. Very lean, powerful and a bit smoky. I thought Nahe and SF, but could not nail vintage and vineyard. Wonderful wine already. So juicy. Airy, but powerful, very mineral, wonderful fruit, tension, balance. Long and lingering. Bottle was emptied in no time. Has at least another decade of positive development ahead! 93-94+
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Flight 2 (1 note)
Red
2016 Vietti Barbera d'Alba Vigna Vecchia Scarrone
91 points
Glass: Sophienwald
Decanted for about an hour. My first Barbera from 2016. At the beginning a bit fruity, with time and air in the glass it developed more and more complexity and elegance. For a Barbera the high tannin and acidity is wonderfully integrated. The wine was lovely balanced and what amazed me especially was, that I did not recognize the 15% abv at all! Certainly very young, so either give it 2-3h of decanting time or wait for a few more years. Beautiful wine. 90-91+ PQR is a bit mediocre.
Decanted for about an hour. My first Barbera from 2016. At the beginning a bit fruity, with time and air in the glass it developed more and more complexity and elegance. For a Barbera the high tannin and acidity is wonderfully integrated. The wine was lovely balanced and what amazed me especially was, that I did not recognize the 15% abv at all! Certainly very young, so either give it 2-3h of decanting time or wait for a few more years. Beautiful wine. 90-91+ PQR is a bit mediocre.
Flight 3 (1 note)
White - Off-dry
1985 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Spätlese
93 points
Glass: Sophienwald
Perfect bottle. The color was amazingly young: pale yellow color. Exactly like the 2013 Halenberg we had before.
Fully developed, medium+ intense nose. Classic Zilliken. You either love it or hate it. Petrol, smoke, peat, slate combined in a unique and deeply complex melange. I really love it!
On the palate almost dry. The sweetness has blended in, the medium+ acidity is still perfectly integrated. Beautiful mineral notes, yellow stone fruit, some petrol, hints of peat and smoke. Long. We wondered and discussed, how this bottle will continue to age. Under perfect storage conditions, I would give it at least another decade… 92-93. My best bottle of the three that I bought.
Perfect bottle. The color was amazingly young: pale yellow color. Exactly like the 2013 Halenberg we had before.
Fully developed, medium+ intense nose. Classic Zilliken. You either love it or hate it. Petrol, smoke, peat, slate combined in a unique and deeply complex melange. I really love it!
On the palate almost dry. The sweetness has blended in, the medium+ acidity is still perfectly integrated. Beautiful mineral notes, yellow stone fruit, some petrol, hints of peat and smoke. Long. We wondered and discussed, how this bottle will continue to age. Under perfect storage conditions, I would give it at least another decade… 92-93. My best bottle of the three that I bought.
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White - Sweet/Dessert
1988 Château d'Yquem
95 points
Glass: Sophienwald
From half bottle. Decanted for about 1,5h. Clear, deep amber color. Nose was not very complex and intense, though I was a bit disappointed until I had my first sip. On the palate it is for sure Yquem. Elegance, power, balance, complexity without being fat or cloying. Very long and lingering. Wonderful Yquem that could age for some more decades, but makes so much joy to drink now! 94-95
From half bottle. Decanted for about 1,5h. Clear, deep amber color. Nose was not very complex and intense, though I was a bit disappointed until I had my first sip. On the palate it is for sure Yquem. Elegance, power, balance, complexity without being fat or cloying. Very long and lingering. Wonderful Yquem that could age for some more decades, but makes so much joy to drink now! 94-95