(Fassprobe) Banana chips, papaya, delicious acidity, long and lush finish.

(Fassprobe) Much racier than the Grub, lively, fuller even in some places and even Riesling-like. Delicious and playful.

(Fassprobe) Still a tad reduced at the moment, but promising with great structure and already seductive balance. Classic profile for Lamm, but for me hardly as memorable as the '06, which was epic.

(Fassprobe) Talcy baby powder, solid malty yeast notes (yum), lemon zest and orange peel on the nose. A dandy and slender wine with spectacular, if not perfectly ripe fruit: gorgeous, fresh, long finish. Lovely.

Firm, racy, med-full bodied and lovely. Fresh granny-apple and lemon fruit, and a bravado finish.

Spicy pepper finish with lingering, albeit subtle bitterness. Nearly as good--perhaps even better (at this stage)--than the '06. But I would need to taste both bottles next to each other to be certain of this assessment, as the '06 Loiser Berg was magnificent.

(Fassprobe) Gorgeous, rich nose of salted beef hash, pepper--OMG!--massive, extracted palate, feeling even Spaetlese-y, but coming in at only 5 g/l residual sugar. Racy, loooooong finish. Unbelievable. Not exactly the freshest on the nose, but triumphantly massive.

Compact and a bit closed on the nose, with lots of lime dominating. Slender and more refined than the '07, but equally brilliant if perhaps a bit subdued.

(Fassprobe) A lovely, leesy barrel sample of pure Lamm personality: honeydew, beef carpaccio, rucola and other (unidentifiable) herbs; I wish I'd had more time to spend with this wine, but I quickly segued to the Rieslings. I do recall this wine as having loads of personality.

Gorgeous, med-bodied, fresh.

(Fassprobe) Creamy, yeasty coconut nose. Brilliant, exotic fruit on the palate, some currant notes even and lingering blueberry pie with that slight touch of bittersweet, and a long--really long--lusty finish. Extraordinarily expressive on the nose. Rich honey exudes from the empty glass alongside smokey minerality.

Extraordinary. Powerful. Titanic fruit. Quite nearly integrated finish.

Extremely dark, almost Dhron-like intensity. Just an unbelievably protracted nose of white pepper, paprika and, well, this is just amazing. Indescribably complex. The palate is electric, coating everything--mango, papaya, mint--the whole spectrum is there. Unreal finish. Really an almost perfect wine. Truly great.

Perhaps an even more protracted nose, perhaps bordering on 'maturing'. Subtle petrol notes begin to come through, with oolong, honey and some garden herbs. Palate has some spectacular weight; the finish: fully integrated and richly endowed. Lots of honey on the nose now. Great stuff.

As strange as this is going to sound, I have to let my nose do the talking: this wine smelled like Bordeaux, the graphite intensity, the rich currant notes, dusty red fruit. Just a gorgeous wine. Absolutely loved this. 95. Period.

(Did not know if this was a cask sample or not) Quietly rich nose, but interesting, almost beer-like barley malt palate. I think this wine is a bit off. Sad.

(Almost certain this was a cask sample) Rich, malted nose again (like the Axpoint), revealing mostly honey with ample air. Nose develops more toward mint, some tea and spearmint, and a good core of minerality. Lots of spice and pepper on the palate, w/ lime and some melon-y notes. Extracted, bouyant finish. Not as impressive as I'd expected.

Bready nose, rich and compact palate, med-bodied. Strong showing for this wine.

Delicious. Extracted, complex, still a bready nose, malted even. Currants on the palate, roasted honey glaze, and some corn beef shine through. Clean, brilliant finish.

Gorgeous nose w/ mint, white tea, graham crackers and herbs of an unknown variety (thyme? something in that range?). Palate is massive, explosive, full of fruit vying for attention, but none overwhelming the other. Huge glycerol feel. Stunning wine, with 100% pure intensity.

Tasting very much of Rebholz's 'Rotliegendes' bottling. Vine age here is 45-50 yrs old. Brilliant. Excellent quality. Lots of apple mash and lime on the nose. Delineated palate, fresh, pure apple fruit, and a lively, racy finish. With air, the nose takes on a heavy sherbert nose, especially in the empty glass. Awesome. Buy by case.

Perhaps the perfect everyday wine--12,4% alc/vol. Loved it.

A really excited nose with lots of meringue. Wasn't my fav wine of the '07 assortment.

This baby is one giant. Smells like Cinnabun and apple compote. This thing is just massive right now. My whole body reverberates with the body of this wine.

Paprika, curry, white pepper and lemon peel on the nose. The palate slips only a hair, but gains some lofty bitterness at the end. This gives off the distinct impression that Germany '06 gave: heavy extraction that delivered some bitterness right alongside it, as if every single molecule of the grape had been squeezed into juice. This will be an interesting wine to watch.

My note was that this wine was 'pretty good'. Wish I'd written more.

(I believe this was the Reserve bottling.) Closed down at the moment, but this feels heavy just in the glass. Strange. Less of this wine was poured to me than any of the other wines. The wine exhibited long, slow legs. The palate at this stage showed primarily apple notes. After munching on a few of the pumpkin seeds at the stand, I noticed in these wines a distinct pumpkin seed vein through a lot of them. Given the quality of the seeds, I'd say this was certainly an admirable quality to have displayed subtly in the wine. This will be a wine to watch. I don't think this bottling showed as well as it could have, but it's certainly tipping the scales on a number of fronts, none of which are ready to be exposed.