September 18, 2011 - No crispness to speak of. Again, largely apple juice with alcohol. Does contain some lime notes if you roll it around all areas of your mouth.
June 29, 2011 - Lacks something. Nothing more than a savory apple juice at this point. Definitive terroir is missing.
June 2, 2009 - Lovely, limey, tart, clean, lean, a true Kabinett. Quite pretty and the perfect thing with a crispy panko crusted halibut and Asian slaw on an unseasonably hot Seattle night.
September 17, 2006 - Drank with Thai. A bit sweet with some of the dishes, but overall a good match.
July 7, 2006 - Mmmm... some residual sugar, but good acidic finish, great round mouthfeel. Nice wine with a wide variety of foods... or all own its own.
November 14, 2004 - Wow, either this has shut down hard, or it is showing the true nature of a Kabinett. Lean, mean, steely and dripping with minerals, this was much drier and leaner than I ever recall. I mean, really, really lean! I wonder, is this just closed up, is it showing its true colors, or was the bottle perhaps lightly corked? (I couldn't find any in there.)
May 14, 2004 - Seattle Tasting Group does Syrah (Seattle, WA, USA): My bottle. AP# 4 382 288 0503. This crisp nose shows tons of lemon. Wow, the palate shows dancing acidity with a stony, lemony character. Other tasters picked up a lot of green apple. The extremely long finish is somewhat spicy with some hints of sage leaf. Delicious and refreshing!
March 8, 2004 - Pale green in the glass. The nose is mineral driven with a hint of sage, somewhat faint aromatically. The palate shows crisp acidity with lemon sorbet and an awesomely spicy personality. You can just taste the minerals coursing through this one.
February 16, 2004 - The nose is fairly subdued with vibrant mineral and hints of citrus. The palate is very mineral laden with spicy, slatey flavors. The medium finish shows fresh lemon with a hint of bitter peel with excellent acidity. This is very fresh, quenching, delicate and nicely balanced.
December 24, 2003 - I opened two bottles, as the first was badly corked. The second bottle was lovely with talc and spice on the nose and a mouthful of slate and minerals wrapped up in candied lemon peel on the palate. This is a bit high at 10% alcohol, but it holds it well and is lovely and refreshing with very nice persistence. The finish does end up a bit more bitter than I would love, but at $13 this is a solid bottle and a great value.