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• VDLT Wine Likes this wine:

  April 3, 2024 - Another very tasty bottle and not as fat and flabby as the last. But I was looking for more energy and lift.

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• btock Likes this wine: 95 points

  March 19, 2023 - Rockin' good. This was paired with the '07 version in a flight at a Thai place and what a treat that was. The '05 was singing, so well balanced and true Spat profile. Light golden coloring, and has the zing that draws me into Riesling. Elegant and playful. Have one more bottle and excited to revisit.

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• VDLT Wine Likes this wine:

  February 6, 2022 - Staggeringly vivacious nose roared immediately from the glass. Delicious Riesling but this bottle revealed too much of the ripe, rich vintage for my taste. Very good nonetheless.

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• MarkLA wrote: 92 points

  June 28, 2019 - Waxy, petrol notes with citrus, pineapple, white peach, acacia, and honeycomb. Rich, fruity, and sweet upon opening, with plenty of acidity to cut through. No hurry, but this is drinking great. Great match for cheese and spice.
  
  Edit: Tasting this over the following two days, the wine hasn't shown any decline in overall quality, although the apparent primary fruit sweetness has played into the background, allowing the acidity to take a more prominent role. Still very delicious and I think the wine can yet improve over the next 5+ years and drink well after that (92-93 pts).

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• COWineLover wrote: 88 points

  November 24, 2016 - On opening this had a moldy cork. Lots of CO2 in the glass which was surprising, and one of our Thanksgiving guests wondered if the wine was a flat sparkling wine.
  
  The wine was a straw color. The aromas were generous and included quince, pear, lemon zest, and persimmon. On the palate, this was light bodied, but I was surprised at the lifeless acidity. I was expecting more verve with this and overall conclude the wine is flabby. On the palate there is plenty of residual sweetness that I found cloying because of the lack of acidity. On the palate this has predominant notes of pear and quince with lemon zest coming in the mid palate. The finish has limited length and ends abruptly.
  
  Given the lack of acidity I will be drinking the remaining bottles sooner than later.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type White - Off-dry
• Producer Müller-Catoir
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation Spätlese
• Vineyard Haardter Bürgergarten
• Country Germany
• Region Pfalz
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a

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• In Cellars 118 (46%)
• Consumed 136 (54%)

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