Community Tasting Notes 14

• DaleW wrote:

  December 1, 2022 - Fully mature, tropical and peach fruit accented with caramel and mulligan spices, a hint of petrol. B+

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• RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 15, 2017 - Prior bottle was six months ago and this bottle showed nearly identically. Opened at 44F to try and control for the honey and richness, warming to 49F and it worked out quite well. Floral, orange (along with other tropical fruit notes) and honey on the nose. Similar fruit profile to the prior bottle with peach, orange, pineapple and mango upfront (intriguing mix of complementary orchard and tropical) with solid citrus, lemon and lime behind before heading into the slate, mineral and floral finish. Whether it was the lower serving temperature or positive bottle variation, this bottle seemed to have a bit more acidity which served to balance the honey notes and led to a more complete wine. Based on the brightness and acidity, this felt almost youthful; I might have guessed around 2009 or 2010 blind. This wine is still improving and should show well for many years to come.

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• gmbdds wrote: 91 points

  January 20, 2017 - Golden color. Nose has light petrol, apple and even a hint of dry red wine. Sweet with acidity to balance and I agree not cloying. Honey and peach on the palate. Delicious and lush outweighs graceful and complex right now, but not by much.

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• RGCM Gananda wrote: 92 points

  January 12, 2017 - Floral, tropical fruits and honey on the nose. Right around medium bodied (8% ABV), opened at 47F, warming to 51F and showed fairly equally well throughout. Golden peach and tropical fruit notes upfront (pineapple, mango) with honey notes throughout as well as a richness towards the back and adding citrus flavors (orange and lemon) before the transition to the finish. Honey, slate and moderate acidity on the finish. Right now, there's just enough acidity to keep this wine fresh and interesting while it certainly has more overt sweetness to it than some spatlese's. There's enough fruit for it to last many more years, but while it will certainly evolve as the fruit/acidity balance changes, I only see modest future improvement potential however long it endures. I'd drink these in the next 2 years, not because I'm worried it will quickly fade, but this is a really good point and I don't expect there to be one better.

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• roelof.ligtmans@gmail.com Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 31, 2015 - Still drinking very well. Golden colour, very fatty glycerin-laden legs. Ripe fruit and a hint of petrol on the nose. Smooth fat taste, not cloying, fresh enough. Fully mature but holding together very well. Will probably live a bit longer, but nothing to be gained by further ageing.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type White - Off-dry
• Producer Weingut Reinhold Haart
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation Spätlese
• Vineyard Piesporter Grafenberg
• Country Germany
• Region Mosel Saar Ruwer
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Code 767946109425

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• Pending Delivery 3 (2%)
• In Cellars 73 (58%)
• Consumed 50 (40%)

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