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• Putnam Weekley wrote: 92 points

  July 10, 2021 - NOSE: zesty. Apricot sap tangles with minty herbs and ginger. Dry stone grit. Game fowl pan drippings. It’s fragile and hitting its stride. No VA, really–a mild surprise. Only just a hint of gastro-brett. MOUTH: Racy, overripe lemon acidity drives it. Dusty erosions of chalk lend tension. Bright, vibrant, crystalline herb arrangements: thistle, thyme, mint, lemongrass. The tableau is integrated and spontaneous. The slurp is fresh and drinkable. The medium is cultured. Remote lactobacillus. In the right context, I can see this turning the lights on for someone discovering the joys of natural farm produce at its peak, the kind of thing unobtainable in a luxury venue without abuse from frail human egos. You have to scratch for it. 92 points.

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• TamasV Likes this wine:

  July 22, 2019 - Probably the wine I will search for and never find again. We served this in summer of 2019 so I put the Tasting Date back then, but I wonder how it's tasting now (Feb 2021). The more recent Rieslings from B&D Schmitt don't seem to have the same wild oxidation.
  
  So, the tasting note: Oxidized Riesling ends up as high-acid miso salted caramel. Don't be afraid of brown wine!

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• Vintage 2017
• Type Orange
• Producer Weingut Bianka & Daniel Schmitt
• Varietal Riesling
• Designation [natúr]
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• Country Germany
• Region Germany
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• Consumed 16 (80%)

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