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Manage Subscriptions2013 Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Kabinett
Riesling
- Germany
- Mosel Saar Ruwer
Community Tasting Notes 12
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Ingmars wrote:
January 19, 2024 - I'd very largely ignored the 2013 vintage in Germany due to the reports of a cool and wet autumn and high acidity. That I have tasted only one Mosel 2013 in all this time pretty much sums up my attitude. However, I did buy a small parcel of Vollenweider and this is the first one that saw the corkscrew.
A slight golden tinge to the medium yellow colour. Herbal, floral nose suggests purity. A deceptively soft entry in view of the vintage conditions, but at the middle it gets very racy with white and yellowish fruit of proper kabinett weight and restrained sweetness, which raciness continues to the acidic finish. The vintage seems to have impacted the length, too. But I see a comparison with the kabinett style of Weiser-Künstler, which is unsurprising, given their friendship and both having headquarters in the same village. Between very good and very good plus. -
Soteriologist Likes this wine: 92 points
December 21, 2016 - At this point in time, definitely a notch better than the 2013 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett.
Eye: clean straw glass, low viscosity.
Nose: medium intensity, fruit of green apple to ripe quince, lime, herbal notes of grass and nettles, a little gun powder.
Palate: clearly off dry, an arrival of ripe pineapple, tangerine turning into lemon in the great length with good acidity and moderate minerality. More body in the mouth than visible in the glass. Well balanced and very moreish: I tasted this across 4 days, but had I followed my impulses it would have been gone on day 2 if it would have ever gotten that far.
Too good for food. IMO a solist: 92-93.2 people found this helpful Comments (2) -
Col.Harding wrote: 92 points
May 23, 2016 - beautiful balance of luscious fruits and acidity.
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acyso wrote: 93 points
March 12, 2016 - #01-14, 8.5% abv. Slight nose of pineapple gummi bears, as well as some fresh Thai herbs. Lively acidity that is just absolutely enchanting. Moderately sweet with some tart white fruit on the palate. This is quite electric and fun to drink, especially with some spicy food.
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acyso wrote: 93 points
September 3, 2015 - #01-14, 8.5% abv. This bottle showed a lot more austere than the last. That said, this is still a magnificently opulent bottle of Spaetlese [sic]. A whole boatload of tart fruit on the nose, with just a slight whiff of mineral/sulphur/sponti/whatever it is. There's something really elegant about the fresh Thai aromatics on the nose as well, though I paired this with a vindaloo instead of a green curry. The palate is just as racy, and while this is clearly sweet, the screaming acidity of 2013 holds this in check. My mouth waters every time I think about this wine...
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type White
- Producer Vollenweider
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Kabinett
- Vineyard Wolfer Goldgrube
- Country Germany
- Region Mosel Saar Ruwer
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
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- In Cellars 75 (65%)
- Consumed 41 (35%)
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