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White - Off-dry
2004 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese
Riesling
- Germany
- Mosel Saar Ruwer
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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quistz Likes this wine: 94 points
January 19, 2022 - Cork was moldy on top with dark staining all up one side. I was a little concerned but the wine was beautiful. Mushrooms, petrol, wet leaves, and lime zest with a lingering yeasty/savoriness I always associate with their UW wines. So sad this is my last bottle! Still plenty of life left.
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TXRhoneRanger wrote: 93 points
December 2, 2016 - Just a touch too sweet for the food we were eating. Better with Cheese and Nuts. D'oh. Nice wine. Can age for 30 years more no problem.
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quistz Likes this wine:
March 13, 2016 - Similar notes as before, though this bottle seemed further advanced
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Chomsky wrote:
October 9, 2015 - The recent MFW (mofu**inwine) review is spot on. Just a lovely and elegant auslese, sweet but lightly so given the prädikat. Very light petrol, super pure and delicious, fanning out just a little on the finish with a burnished creme caramel note. Drink now.
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Poussin wrote:
July 11, 2015 - This is a solid off-dry Mosel riesling with an attractive nose and good minerality. It is probably just short of full maturity and could do with a few more years in bottle to better integrate the acids. The palate is less sweet than I expected from an auslese pradikat. Nice to drink, but no fireworks. I would probably score it <90 points, but I defer to the experts at Mosel Fine Wines, who have awarded it 93 p.
Pro Reviews 3
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By Jean Fisch and David Rayer
Maturing Wines: Notes from the cellar, Issue #61, 5/1/2022 (link)(Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jean Fisch and David Rayer
Maturing Mosel: 10 years after retrospective of 2004, Issue #24, 4/1/2014 (link)(Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jean Fisch and David Rayer
Maturing Mosel: 10 years after retrospective of 2004, Issue #24, 4/1/2014 (link)(Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type White - Off-dry
- Producer Alfred Merkelbach
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Auslese
- Vineyard Ürziger Würzgarten
- Country Germany
- Region Mosel Saar Ruwer
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 35 (60%)
- Consumed 23 (40%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerAlfred Merkelbach
- VarietyRiesling
- DesignationAuslese
- VineyardÜrziger Würzgarten
- CountryGermany
- RegionMosel Saar Ruwer
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