January 27, 2021 - This was a fairly recent purchase from a reliable source. I decanted this for about thirty minutes mostly owing to dinner taking slightly longer to prepare than expected. Regardless, there was a lovely combination of stone and tropical fruits with a good layer of sweetness and complimented by a touch of acid. The fruit faded away entirely after about 90 minutes though, which made the last glass rather uninteresting.
February 18, 2011 - It was delicious with petrol, flowers, lemon, tangerine and vanilla. It had a pretty nice balance of sweetness and acidity without being over the top in either direction.
December 23, 2010 - Sampled 12/20/10. There is petrol on the nose and then there is overwhelming creosote. This is the latter. On the palate the wine is semi-sweet with nuanced flowers, tropical fruits and a hint of petrol. Not my kind of wine, although I do appreciate its ability to age.
December 20, 2010 - Petrol notes on the nose. Nice acidity with still a bit of sweetness on the finish. This is holding up very well.
August 21, 2010 - EWG Riesling and Pinot at Yujean Kang's (Yujean Kang's, Pasadena, CA): This was AP#6. The nose starts of pretty musty but that fades leaving some petrol and minerals. Big and expressive still with a clean sweet tart character. I was surprised at how big this showed still and it was great to taste it next to the 02. Very similar in flavor though they expressed themselves somewhat differently. Very good.
June 27, 2010 - Yu Jean Kang’s: This was great stuff--still very alive with mushrooms nuances, grt mineral aspect, and a bit of frt. Excellent tinglyslate notes, but not as much a’s as the Simon and the Bollig. Nice character and complexity, grt wine I’d like to drink. maybe 91 bc of a’s, but minor point. Rick and David
April 16, 2010 - Rose infused petrol nose. Lovely citrus fruit with lively acidity.
April 10, 2010 - Golden hue with classic petrol and rose scents. Very lively with acidity still dominating. Drank beautifully.
June 16, 2009 - Impressive for an almost 20 year old white wine. Riesling is timeless. Not showing a lot of special character or terroir, but still a nice bottle in perfect shape.
June 28, 2008 - This wine is showing like a '98, not an '89...Extremely YOUNG...HOLD for another decade or two...The secondary isn't even coming into play here, good balance, good