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• GuWin Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 31, 2021 - Intens og moden duft av grillet ananas, hermetisert fersken, røde epler, honning og blomsternektar. Eva nevner biscotti med hakkede mandler, og da sier jeg marsipan. Leter etter et streif av petroleum men finner det ikke.
  Smaken er full av gule frukter, her er gule modne plommer, sitrus uten for mye syre, honningtonene går igjen på smak. Den føles søtlig men har mindre enn 7 g sukker/liter, har god konsentrasjon, behagelig og nedtonet syrestruktur. Dette er langt unna fersktappet riesling - som også kan være deilig - men her får man en fullmoden, oljete, fyldig og pent balansert versjon som passer ypperlig både til litt spicy fiskeretter og som meditasjonsvin i påsken.

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• Puteljen! wrote: 89 points

  February 15, 2020 - Initially I thought this a Kabinett, since it came across as slightly of dry. Not quite enough energy and drive. Slightly clumsy. Good detail and complexity though. Overall quite good, but not enough so for me to seek out.

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• fred o. Likes this wine:

  November 17, 2019 - Olive golden color. Nose waxy, some florals. Palate lemony, rich with some breadth to the fruit; tastes bone dry; a chill accentuates some acidity. A bit simple for a GG. 89 pts

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• Wine Ratings Likes this wine:

  June 5, 2019 - Leitz is not a name that needs much in the way of introduction, at least as far as Riesling is concerned - the family has winemaking history dating back to 1744, with plenty of experience in the top Rüdeshiem vineyards. Situated in the Western Rheingau, Berg Schlossberg is considered among its most prestigeous for dry wines; at 45% grade it is the steepesh vineyard in the region, producing wines of notible structure and minerality from quartzite and slate soils. The palate on this was an absolute mouthfilling rush of fruit: it danced from lemon, to pineapple, to bruised apple, and back around to delicate stone fruit. That minerality showed through intense stone/chalky character, while white pepper, steel, and dill all made an impression. The wine the wine had notable weight and creaminess to it; acidity is well rounded but nontheless potent, keeping things well balanced and very drinkable. With time, notes of spiced pear, clove, and honey/brioche developed, providing pleasants signs of age. No shortage of years to go on this bottle, certainly, but I was pleasantly surprised by its current state!

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• csabjon Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 6, 2016 - Not my favourite vintage but Schlossberg does it again. Pears, flowers, herbs on the nose, perfect balance on the palate. Quite weighty but still vibrant and so alive. Easy to fall in love with.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type White
• Producer Weingut Josef Leitz
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation Großes Gewächs
• Vineyard Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg
• Country Germany
• Region Rheingau
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Code 4260040550859

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• In Cellars 80 (35%)
• Consumed 148 (65%)

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