March 4, 2019 - Lovely nose - yellow stone fruit, herbs, crushed stones, hints of floral notes. On the palate dense and concentration but also very vibrant and mineral, almost saline. There is a lovely coolness which goes well with the ripe fruit. Very fresh and persistent. 93-94+
October 26, 2018 - Vanilla, peaches and white flowers and not immediately Riesling springs to mind. Round, broad, clean and fresh from a very good acidity. I like this. 93-94p
July 8, 2018 - Flavoursome wine but I am slightly disappointed. It's a bit ginger beer like. Strong flavoured, which makes it seem a bit blowsy in spite of the acid in the background. I wouldn't want to cellar this for longer... personal preference, I prefer more fine, pretty, pure riesling.
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January 13, 2018 - Serious, compact, intense, austere. Streaked with lime and destined for the long haul. Impressive but as yet monolithic
August 31, 2017 - Light yellow. Quite tart at first, but as it warmed, lemony with a thread of green herbs. Elegant weight and feel, not nearly as dense and overpowering as some Smaragds can be. Excellent and not nearly mature.
March 31, 2017 - First holding back a little, but opening up quickly in the glass. Fascinating notes of smoke, burnt soil, pepper, citrus zest, saline minerality, also some grapefruit and freshly cut lemon. It's medium-fulll bodied, dense and has high acdity and just a touch of RS adding additonal volume. Very good length with an almost salty finish. A fascinating, pure and juicy Riesling Smaragd full of character.
October 8, 2016 - Superbe Riesling - Accord magique sur crème de choux-fleur et dés de saumon fumé - 92/100
July 24, 2016 - La carbonica non era presente in questa bottiglia... molto fresca limonosa, ha davanti un futuro radioso!
Aspettare almeno 3 anni!!
February 3, 2016 - Flickinger Tasting at The Casino (Chicago, IL): This is one of the more austere bottles from the lineup tonight. It's thick and rich, and definitely a bit oily in texture. Fortunately it has the acids to keep it going, but this isn't the sort of wine I see myself having more than a little bit of.
July 2, 2015 - Great Domains of the Wachau; 7/1/2015-7/15/2015 (Jeroboam Club, Bristol, England): TN. £24