September 16, 2023 - E Reynaud smaking: Etter 1995 Beerenauslese blir dette naturligvis en veldig lys vin.
Men også ung. Til tross for å være 16 år har den knapt noen merkbar modning, utover at den er helt åpen og drikker perfekt.
Hvit ferskenfrukt, blomster, petrichor. Nydelig nese som er helt ren, luftig og sjarmerende.
Nokså soft stil i munn, noe jeg føler er typisk for perioden (2000-2010).
Sødmefull ferskenfrukt med et floralt slør og et dryss av honning.
Syren var sikkert aldri helt elektrisk i denne, men er i alle fall helt innsunket i frukten nå.
Strålende Spätlese med et fortsatt langt liv foran seg.
January 15, 2022 - Really excellent. Maybe early still. Very kapow with a strong honey hit right up front. Probably needs like 10 or more years…
February 7, 2019 - Significantly richer and sweeter than I was expecting, but turns out it’s the Spatlese fuder 5 and not the Kab. Starting to show some complexity alongside the mid-palate padding, but still some considerable way to go. Promising. ****
January 5, 2017 - This Domprobst Spätlese with the A.P. Number 5 flows with a very clear, young colour into the glass. No sign of a aged wine.
On the nose you get a mixed bag of aged aromas like petrol & ripe apricot simultaneously mango, pineapple and more fresh, exotic flavors. Along with it you have some lime, almonds and fresh herbs out of the garden.
Good balanced acidity on the palate, lots of fruit flavors, nice sweet-sour play and gigantic drinkability. Missing a bit the last complexity on the palate. Not sure if it will appear after some more aging.
April 2, 2014 - 2007 German Rieslings at the Magnum Society (Wellington, New Zealand): Relatively dark, deep gold. Quite a neutral nose, with a little kerosene. Notes of white flowers (honeysuckle?), a little honey, citrus and nectarines. A very rich Riesling with a lovely, viscous texture. Very good fruit weight and concentration. Big structure, broad on the mid palate with a lovely acid balance and very long finish. Flavours of ripe tropical fruit, with some chalky minerality. This wine went beautifully with the food, which brought out the wine's sugars in a really attractive way. More complexity than I saw in the other wines. With this stuffing, I would cellar 5+ years. My (and the group's overall) WOTN, 93.
January 19, 2014 - Awesome on day one, awesome on day seven. This seems to be good to go, but like any great Riesling, will last a long time. Another home run for Willi.
December 24, 2013 - Yum, yum, yum. Throwing a ton of diesel on the nose. The palate is amazingly vibrant and mineral, totally slakes your thirst. This is ridiculously tasty and so balanced between sweet and savory with utterly delicate acidity. Wowza!
November 13, 2013 - Very 07: riper nose than usual for this cuvee with peach, pear, golden apple. Soft peach and apple on the palate. Yummy and spicy. This is richer and less exciting than I expect from the cuvee - I have mixed feelings about the 07's.
July 7, 2013 - Really quite ripe and sweet, but with enough brightness and acidity to keep things going. I don't remember my previous bottle very well but this still seems very young.
February 19, 2013 - So beautiful, so much going on, still so young though. Ethereal and floral with pitch perfectly ripe fruit and a great slatey/salty undertone. Glad I have 10 more.