Community Tasting Notes 7

• forceberry wrote: 92 points

  August 3, 2023 - 9% alcohol.
  
  Intense yellow-green color. The nose feels a bit restrained but immediately recognizable as a classically styled Riesling with aromas ripe citrus fruits and floral notes of apple blossom, some peachy tones, a little bit of apple jam, light mineral notes of wet rocks and a sweet hint of tangerine. The wine feels crisp yet concentrated on the palate with a light-to-medium body and precise, medium-dry-to-medium-sweet flavors of steely minerality and lemony citrus fruits, some bittersweet notes of grapefruit marmalade, a little bit of youthful grapey fruit, light mineral notes of wet rocks, a sweet hint of apple jam and a touch of apple peel bitterness. The brisk, high acidity lends great sense of energy to the wine and offsets most of the residual sugar sweetness. The finish is crisp, long and palate-cleansing with a medium-dry aftertaste of lemon marmalade, some grapefruit, a little bit of nectarine, light sweeter notes of apple jam, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of youthful grapey fruit.
  
  A refreshing, brisk and harmonious Riesling that is much younger one would expect from a 10-yo Riesling! The wine is all about very youthful fruit, not showing any developed signs - but instead still retaining some primary notes of sweet, grapey fruit - and coming across as drier one would expect a Spätlese to be! I'm pretty sure the wine is higher in residual sugar than it feels like, due to its racy acidity that offsets most of the sweetness so well. The wine is drinking really well right now, but based on how super youthful it is at the moment, I can see it evolving and improving for many, many years more. Terrific stuff, recommended.

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• Mlermontov wrote: 90 points

  October 8, 2017 - The German Crush Tour; 10/8/2017-10/16/2017: grassy note over the botrytis/orange blossom. candied fruit in the mid. interesting but in an awkward spot.

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• hermesbach32 wrote: 91 points

  June 25, 2017 - Karamell, Rauch, Aprikose, Petrolnote, Grapefruit, Honig, etwas pappig im Abgang, Physalis, Brot (Hefe?), sehr lang, etwas zu sehr Karamell

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• acyso wrote: 93 points

  February 16, 2017 - A Rieslingfeier of our Own; 2/13/2017-2/18/2017 (Traben-Trarbach, Germany): In an acid-driven year like 2013, you really have to be careful about acid bombs. This wine is none of that. There's a beautiful elegance to this wine, thanks to a full slate of tropical fruit on the nose and palate. All counterbalanced by that high acidity, this leaves a very mouthwatering Spätlese.

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• rossi.wine wrote: 90 points

  September 3, 2016 - Lovely ripeness, with slightly honeyed exotic fruit notes on the nose. Hints of white flowers as well. On the palate very rich and polished with some minerality in the background. Drink or keep. 89-91

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type White - Off-dry
• Producer Emrich-Schönleber
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation Spätlese
• Vineyard Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen
• Country Germany
• Region Nahe
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a

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• In Cellars 21 (40%)
• Consumed 31 (60%)

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