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White - Off-dry
2002 Weingut Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Riesling Spätlese
Riesling
- Germany
- Rheingau
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Community Tasting Notes 32
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yossarian.livez wrote: 87 points
November 26, 2023 - Doing fine, lacking definition, but a solid 21 yr Riesling
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short and confused wrote:
July 27, 2023 - Opened my second to last bottle. Crumbling cork. Dead and gone. No Acid. No life. Sigh. So I opened my last. Cork was soaked through and through. But the second bottle was alive and beautiful. Apple sauce, cinnamon, limoncello with some herbal notes. Just great stuff. When I opned the first bottle it made me wonder why I age this stuff. The second reminded me why I do.
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viniferatu Likes this wine:
September 12, 2022 - Note from day two. Gorgeous and probably in its window. Aromas of apple and peach preserves, limoncello, honeysuckle, a touch of sage and toasted spiced nuts. Bright and citrusy on the palate, silky and full, sweet but so juicy and lively, a little pithy and herbal grip. Long finish features sweet lemon candy notes and complex herbal and spice tones. This will keep going for another decade+ but it's in a great place now.
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Eric wrote: 92 points
August 20, 2022 - Bit of a leaker with a fairly soft cork, but the wine was unperturbed. Nice diesel and lime zest on the nose. Lovely energy on the palate, amazed this is 20 years old. Fantastic sweet and sour, slate and salt, pineapple and lime zest. Really dancing and light, just lovely.
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juffer Likes this wine: 93 points
September 30, 2021 - Nose is a bit less ripe now than I recall, with more ginger poking through and just a hint of nuttiness. Beautiful balance in the medium weight mouth, and still plenty of acidity in the long finish. Drinking really well right now, and feels like this has a few more years of prime drinking left.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/8/2003 (link)(Josef Leitz, Rüdesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Riesling Spätlese Rheingau White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Lyle Fass
10/16/2003 (link)(Leitz Rudesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Riesling Spatlese) Tangerines, minerals, bbq sauce? Lots of red fruits. Nice intensity with a nice deep grapefruit flavor/ Tremendous minerality on the finish. Long and focused but I enjoyed the raciness and higher acids of Leitz's '01's personally.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2002
- Type White - Off-dry
- Producer Weingut Josef Leitz
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Spätlese
- Vineyard Rüdesheimer Magdalenenkreuz
- Country Germany
- Region Rheingau
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Code 870701000018
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 93 (44%)
- Consumed 119 (56%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryGermany
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