Community Tasting Notes 16

• RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 29, 2023 - Prior bottle was a bit over 10 months ago and this wine continues to drink quite well. White peach, white pineapple, mango, passion fruit and other, mixed white tropical notes on the nose as well as slate and spices. Especially as it warmed, really aromatic. Medium bodied with white peach and rounder white apple upfront. White pineapple and white peach through the middle as well as white mango and passion fruit. Mid-body has good density and with the acidity and citrus on the back, the wine comes across as balanced rather than overly rich. Acidity still shows a good amount of vibrancy which works quite well with the mid-body complexity. Has the fruit, overall structure and acidity to remain interesting for many years ahead.

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• RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 16, 2023 - Prior bottle was almost 17 months ago and this wine remains in a great spot. White peach, white pineapple, other mixed white tropical notes as well as minerals and acidity on the nose. Medium bodied with the same combination of white peach and white apple upfront. This gains depth and broadens through the middle, adding white tropical notes (especially pineapple and mango) and starting to bring in some yellow peach towards the back. Balanced with what continues to be very good acidity as well as tart citrus, before finishing with slate/minerals. Drinking quite well at present, but with enough acidity to remain interesting for a number of years to come. I'll plan to open my next bottle in early 2024.

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• Vas19 wrote: 92 points

  October 10, 2022 - For me the sugar acid balance leans slightly too far towards sugar on this wine. There is good complexity, structure, and length, but it is lacking some cut to make it great.

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• RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 points

  October 1, 2021 - Prior bottle was nearly a year ago and WOW is this wine showing well. Nose remains essentially the same with white peach, white pineapple, minerals and acidity, but feels like it's been dialed up a notch or four.... Perhaps it was a question of getting the serving temperature just right, but the nose was noticeably more intense than my prior bottle. Medium bodied, perhaps even a touch more, clearly showing more depth than my prior bottle. White peach (bright) along with white apple (more rounded) upfront, evolving to mixed tropical notes through the middle (white pineapple, mango) along with tart, but yellow peach. Mid-body shows more complexity than previously. Backside shows excellent acidity along with citrus qualities. As much fruit as the mid-body has, the acidity and tart notes balanced it (and then some) virtually effortlessly. Finish shows notably good length with lingering floral, citrus and mineral qualities. Strongly tempted to move this wine up in score, but I think that can wait until the acidity has integrated just a bit more and allowed the fruit to show more complexity and expression. This wine is clearly showing exceptionally well at present, but is clearly on the upswing. Fantastic QPR. If you can, I'd hold a bit longer because as outstandingly as this wine showed tonight, it's potential is even higher. I'll wait until at least Fall 2022 for my next bottle (if I buy a few more) or Q1/Q2 2023 if I don't.

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• RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 points

  October 31, 2020 - White peach, white pineapple, spices and mineral notes on the nose. Just to the light side of medium bodied (8.5% ABV) with tart white peach upfront with an undercurrent of apple. Mid-body has richness, with lots of tropical qualities, but all neatly contained with acidity and tartness so the flavor come off well defined and clean. Tart notes and good acidity on the back provide structure. Has the acidity for long life and the fruit to remain interesting throughout. Should continue to improve for a number of additional years. Next bottle for me in Fall 2021.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type White - Off-dry
• Producer Selbach-Oster
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation Spätlese *
• Vineyard Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
• Country Germany
• Region Mosel Saar Ruwer
• SubRegion n/a
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• In Cellars 171 (70%)
• Consumed 71 (29%)

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