2/2/2024 - win_fried wrote:

Very dry, yeasty and chalky. As others write not a champagne but a very good German Sekt

9/15/2023 - win_fried wrote:

Decanted for four hours. Bordeaux colour, quite dense, nice legs. Nose of olives, black berries and black currant. On the palate olives again, leather, some sweaty notes and the blood and iron we love in Northern Rhone syrahs. Firm acidic structure, medium finish. Still quite young. 89+ for today. Very good with gamey rack of lamb and green beans.

7/27/2023 - win_fried wrote:

Color: Brick red with some red reflexes.
Nose: Forest floor, black cherry, marzipan, tobacco box, violet and a hint of glue.
Palate: nicely balanced, maraschino cherry, forest floor, dark forest berries.
Very nice. Gattinara is our favorite pairing for Pasta e Fagioli.

7/8/2023 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Very nice with Mallorquinian Borret stew. Very good structure. Good acidity. Plenty of plum fruit. Nice legs. Seems to be in a very good stage. One bottle left.

3/18/2023 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Decanted for 1 1/2 days. Nicely balanced with blackberry, decent vanilla, little blood and iron. Perfect with venison Daube.

12/24/2022 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Rich golden color. Nose: fresh, citrussy, Kirchenstück-typicity. Palate: White blossoms, racy, spicy, citrus esrl grey, petrol, long finish.

12/24/2022 - win_fried wrote:

Amber golden color. Quite developed. Nose: White tobacco, lovage. Palate: Slightly oxidative, black tea, cimquats, toast, hazelnuts, mediim finish

8/11/2022 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Nose a bit morbid with lovage. Palate nice with secondary aromas of forest floor and tobacco. No fruit. Good legs. Tertiary nuances of sweat, leather and smoke. We like it. Will go for more. From the shelf of a local supermarket. 30€.

12/29/2021 - win_fried wrote:

Our bottle from last year clearly was flawed. The same should be true for Aquacongas similar note from two years ago. Today, our second bottle was singing with a nice petroly minerality and a medium long finish. Very nice.

9/29/2021 - win_fried wrote:

With cod Grenoble style. The acid suits it well. Getting more harmonious. Beautiful nose of minerals and dried flowers. On the palate tea leaves, white stone fruit, grapefruit. Delicate and elegant. Finish quite long.

9/27/2021 - win_fried wrote:

The 2014 great growth from the Palatinate have entered their drinking window. Beautiful.

9/3/2021 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Agree with recent tasters. In a very nice place right now. 1 hour decant. Ready to go.

8/28/2021 - win_fried Likes this wine:

A natural wine without added sulfur. 22 months on the skins in a concrete egg.

Golden color.
Nose: wet stone, hay, green apple, cider.
Palate: Slightly oxidative note, full mouthfeel. Honey, licorice, coffee and a hint of yeast.
Slightly bitter, medium finish.

A wine more for meditation than for accompanying food.

8/14/2021 - win_fried wrote:

Nose: Flinty wet pebble and a hint of Nashi pear.
Palate: Chalky minerality, salt and a hint of mirabelles. Good structure, bone-dry (although 2g res. sugar), hints of vanilla and wood (9 months in new oak). Medium length.

These wines are very food friendly and we considered the Rossthalberg an excellent match to "Japanese" spare ribs with cole slaw, kimchee and a gooseberry-tarragon-parsley relish.

12/19/2020 - win_fried wrote:

Quite advanced. Oxidative notes. Drinking nicely. Good length. I do not think there is room for improvement.

12/5/2020 - win_fried Does not like this wine:

Sweet vanilla. No structure. Disgusting.

10/16/2020 - win_fried wrote:

Nice nose. Acid still going strong. Salty, minerals, currant leaves and herbs. Medium/long finish. Perfect with Pannfisch. Next bottle next year.

9/3/2020 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Beautiful nose with a lot of diesel. This has aged gracefully, the acid has bee tamed and intgrated nicely with the residual sugar. Balanced and creamy. Medium length finish.

8/21/2020 - win_fried wrote:

Yes, it is a little hot in the very end. But before there is prunes, mocca, chocolate, tobacco, cigar box and a lot of other nice stuff. Delicious.

5/7/2020 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Beautiful nose. Floral aromatic, a hint of petrol. On the palate a creamy mouthfeel, lot of lime & citrus, earl grey to black tea and again a hint of petrol. Decent length. Lovely, ready to go, no need to hurry.

4/8/2020 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Smoked tea in the nose. Lapsang Souchong. Herbs and minerals. The palate adds orange blossoms. Fine acidity, creamy mouthfeel. Medium length. In the fidh toast and a slightly bitter but in a nice way.

1/11/2020 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Wet stone, herbs and light flowers in the nose. On the palate decent citrus notes, slate and a hint of petrol. Good drinking flow, sappy, little residual sugar, Mosel dry. Perfect match with a miso-garlic porc cutlet and ginger-infused cole slaw with sesame.

12/14/2019 - win_fried wrote:

Two hour decant. Carmesine colour. Some brick reflexes on the rim. Cherries, prunes and tobacco on the nose. Sweet dark fruit on the palate; balanced, round, medium length; still some heat in the finish. This is far better than our last bottle. No hurry. The 15% Alcohol ( or more) seem to integrate with age.

11/30/2019 - win_fried wrote:

Beautiful nose, most prominently chalky. On the palate roasted green hazelnuts, herbs and minerality. No reason to wait.

11/29/2019 - win_fried wrote:

Tannins and acid still prominent. Sour cherry, maraschino, marzipan, some green notes. Impressive legs, good length. No hurry.

11/10/2019 - win_fried wrote:

Beautiful nose with yellow fruit, pear and stone fruit. Good length. Slight bittermess in the finish.

10/31/2019 - win_fried wrote:

Give it a long decant and give it food, preferably Risotto Funghi Porcini. It will be rewarded. We compared it to the 2002 Gattinara from Vallana, a gorgeous wine, but wrong with the Risotto.

6/28/2019 - win_fried wrote:

The wine was creamy and had impressive legs. It had a medicinal taste on the palate, though, that made it difficult to enjoy it. This medicinal thing did not go away within 5 days after opening the bottle.

3/30/2019 - win_fried wrote:

A local supermarket has this on sale. I thought it was morbid and over the hill, while still drinkable. My wife loved it and so we rebought. The second one was a perfectly mature Aglianico, full bodied, complex and shining. I think I will free the supermarket from their stocks and take the risk on some bottle variation.

12/25/2018 - win_fried wrote:

Georgeous nose of red berries. Firm acidic structure and freshness. Smooth texture. Perfect time to drink a delicious Burgundy from a bargain appelation.

12/15/2018 - win_fried wrote:

Agree with previous review. Very good drinking window. Quite Chateauneufish.

11/18/2018 - win_fried wrote:

Decanted for 1 hour. Dark red with brick reflexes. First impression on the nose is alcohol and glue, then marzipan and amareno cherry. On the palete again amareno cherries and green leaves, Solid acidic backbone, bone dry. Nice,but still quite young. No secondary notes, yet. Next bottle in two years.

9/8/2018 - win_fried wrote:

Impressive nose with wet stone and hints of petrol. We find herbs and liquorice. On the palate herbs, liquorice, toast (something between petrol and oak notes), filbert. Silky mouthfeel. Long finish. Perfect with seabass with a hint of star anis and zucchini noodles. Drinking sooo beautifully right now. 2010 is underrated. Unfortunately our only bottle.

8/13/2018 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Well, it may be infanticide but it is incredibly good. Definitely worth the extra money.

4/21/2018 - win_fried wrote:

The heat goes on. See my tasting note from 3 years ago. Better wait.

4/21/2018 - win_fried Likes this wine:

3rd bottle of six and the first one we really like. Round and balanced with delicious blackberry aromas in the nose and on the palate. The oak that was too heavy with the first two bottles has moved to the background. Delicious.

3/3/2018 - win_fried Does not like this wine:

Sirupy and thick. In don't want to drink a second glass.

2/17/2018 - win_fried wrote:

Replacement bottle. Very nice. Perfect match with salmon teriyaki and pak choy.

2/17/2018 - win_fried wrote:

TCA

1/14/2018 - win_fried wrote:

Purple Colour, restrained nose, no fruit, weak secondary aromas of cigar box and some earthy notes. Viscose legs. On the palate also hardly any fruit, some forest floor, and hints of oak in the finish which is short to medium. We hope the wine has shut down and will revisit it in one or two years. Nevertheless, it worked fine with roastbeef English style, cauliflower with Polish bread crust and potatoes.

10/21/2017 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Decanted for a small hour. Perfectly drinking now. We did not get sirupy notes or heat. No hurry

8/11/2017 - win_fried wrote:

This has finally come around. Acid integrated. Amarena cherry, cedar box and eucalyptus.

8/5/2017 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Sponti nose blew off with time. Citrus, grapefruit and currant leaves in the nose and also on the palate. Balanced, creamy mouthfeel, residual sugar nicely integrated with prominent acidity. Medium lenght. Perfect match for gilt-head sea bream (Dorade) with tomato sambal "en papillote".

2/10/2017 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Nose of black berries. Round, lucious, licquorice, violets and tar on the palate. Perfect right now.

12/18/2016 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Lemon zest and slate. Some diesel on the nose. Well integrated acidity and a pleasant creamy mouthfeel. Very food friendly.

10/16/2016 - win_fried wrote:

Nice Barolo with hints of violets, forest soil and tar. Right in its drinking window. Perfect to have this with Risotto Funghi Porcini.

8/20/2016 - win_fried wrote:

Consistent with previous note. No reason to wait. Just lovely.

8/18/2016 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Third bottle. First one we really liked. Hardly any fruit left. Nice minerality, coffee and caramel notes on nose and palate. Harmonious. Looking forward to further development for the remaining bottles. Pleasant with creamy Broccoli-anchovies pasta.

7/16/2016 - win_fried Likes this wine:

Restrained fresh nose of exotic fruits with some diesel in the backyard. On the palate citrus notes of lemon zest and bergamotte. Creamy mouthfeel supported by a pleasant minerality. Perfect now, we will not know where it will be going as this was our last bottle. Perfect match for cod with ginger quinoa and a carrot cucumber salad with mint and cilantro.

12/13/2015 - win_fried wrote:

Still tannic. Good minerality, served the venison
quite nicely. Can be drunk now,
but no hurry.