December 10, 2020 - Online Blind Tasting #1 (Online): *** brief notes from online blind tasting ***
Note is based on a tasting sip in the morning on day one, 5cl on the evening and 0,1l filled in a bottle and sealed with argon gas on the evening of day two.
Glass: Zalto Universal
Clear, medium golden color. Medium+ intense, youthful nose with honey, spices, some vegetable notes, lots of yellow fruit, flowers, salt. Unfortunately drunk a bit too cold.
Dry, maybe with some tiny bit of residual sugar. Well integrated medium acidity, rich and complex aromas which covers the mouth for quite a while. Some nice bitter notes, yellow fruit, white pepper. Long finish. Very good Silvaner! 93. Very good PQR!
June 8, 2019 - Best Silvaner i ever had. I really like the earthiness of a Silvaner, but this wine embeds earthy characters into a glorious fruit, very subtle fruit sweetness and a nicely integrated acidity in the background. Perfect food wine - I nominate the wine for the best supporting role in a dinner! We had the wine with a pan fried branzino and zucchini sauce. Lovely match. Would also be the high end white asparagus wine.
December 1, 2016 - Fruit, véél fruit, mineralen, vol en rijp, zalig bij het patrijsje, dat ik soldaat maakte. Kan nog jaren mee naar mijn inschatting.
Lots of fruits, full and ripe, perfect combination with the partridge I ate. Will have many years to go to my estimation.... Delicious!
November 25, 2016 - Consistent with my last notes. Great Silvaner. Reminds me somehow of a very good Wachau GV Smaragd. Has years ahead.
May 22, 2016 - Glass: Riedel Vinum Syrah
Drunk over a week.
Clear, pale golden color. Medium intense, youthful nose with yellow fruit, flowers, salt. Needs to be drunk at 12-14 degree to enjoy the real beauty of the scents.
Dry, maybe with some tiny bit of residual sugar. Well integrated medium acidity, rich and complex aromas which covers the mouth for quite a while. Long finish. Still youthful at the moment and does not vanish even after days in the open bottle so it has certainly years ahear and will continue to develop. Very good Silvaner!
May 14, 2015 - mooie mineraliteit veel frisheid, diepgang, stijlvol
August 3, 2014 - A brutally good Silvaner, the 2011 Feuervogel delivers a razor sharp and almost crystalline acidity combined with flowers and a spiciness. This combination is amazing and brings out the very best sides of this varietal. Only a genius could produce this type of wine. The palate is rich, creamy and adds a brilliant structure to the overall impression. The length on the finish just keeps going on and on. Not perhaps, but certainly the best Silvaner I have ever tasted. The Feuervogel totally rocks any boat she sits in!
April 4, 2014 - mooie rijke wijn, veel indrukken, zeer zuiver en fris, mineraal, heerlijk
November 8, 2013 - Youthful and ripe aromas of pear popsicle, exotic fruits and mineral. The taste prefectly balances freshness vs flavour and ripe extract, without the 13% alcohol ever being a problem. Our only objection at the moment is that we still get these young green-aromatic pear notes, and we look forward to losing them in another year or two. The wine proves itself as an excellent food companion, tonight with a somewhat unconventional paella (half way to risotto).
July 2, 2013 - Absolutely magnificent tonight. Served to slowly oven baked loin of cod together with fresh North Sea shrimp, dill and seared butter. To this some steam boiled green asparagus with homemade sauce Hollandaise. The wine was absolutely stunning and offered up razor sharp tones of citrus, but also lychee and tangerines. The palate is perfectly balanced and adds viscosity and a nice 'body' to the overall experience. The length on the finish lasts some 45 seconds and makes this effort extra worth remembering. A true masterpiece!