May 21, 2022 - Pretty, fragrant, and stone fruit driven nose with notes of citrus intertwined. Nice texture and acidity on the palate with more peach, lemon, and grapefruit. Nice finish. A very lovely wine with good complexity. Others liked this even more than me, but I found the 95 Nikolaihof next to it to be a level above.
January 13, 2022 - Second bottle pulled after the first was badly corked. This is much more what I was expecting, an early maturity dry Riesling with years of life ahead of it. Dellchen is never really about fruit, but more a textural wine, sculpted from rock. Going on fourteen years from the vintage, this is just starting to show the bones that connect Rieslings from France, Germany and Austria. There’s still some fruit, but it’s a secondary element, as it has been since release. Instead it’s an onslaught of minerals, a rockslide as wine. Beyond the stone there is a degree of creaminess emerging on the palate, and promise of even greater complexity and harmony to come as the structural and decorative elements harmonize into a finished portrait. I am glad I opened this, to glimpse what it has become and can become, but sad that it took two bottle to see that picture.
January 13, 2022 - Obviously corked. Smelled like a moldy basement.
April 18, 2021 - Still there, hanging on. Perhaps not as fresh but the quay of the fruit beams thru
February 13, 2021 - Not particularly overt, but beautifully restrained nose of peaches (yellow fruits), honey and citrus/lemons. Nice minerality with good concentration & extract, this was delicious so much so that I almost finished the bottle myself whilst watching the Australian Open on live television. Will be interesting to follow the development of these GGs over the course of time...
March 3, 2020 - classic Riesling, still seems fairly young
February 20, 2020 - GG Riesling Night (S.K.Y. restaurant, Pilsen, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose is more mature but beautifully balanced and deep with red apples, quince, spiced pears, kaffir lime, yellow flowers, honey notes, and custard tones. This is extremely complex and in a way that really captivates and causes you to ponder.
Taste: The feel is medium bodied with crisp, high acidity. The acidity is well integrated and balanced. The feel is beautifully textured and deep with red apples, quince, yellow flowers, kaffir lime, honey notes, and custard tones.
Overall: This is in a perfect spot right now. There is a gorgeous mix of youthful and maturing notes along with great depth and balance. Simply put, this is great stuff!
December 22, 2019 - Superbes arômes de fleurs, d'écorces d'orange confites, de cire d'abeille. Plus le temps et plus il devient complexe. Un coup de coeur de l'année.
November 30, 2019 - Golden color. Nose aromatic, stone fruit, some waxy intensity. Palate stony, silky fruit, pronounced richness and ripe fruit, yet bone dry.
Still seems on the younger side in terms of the slightly flabby nature of its fruit, though I don't know if it's just a reflection of vintage/style. A bit too rich for me but can see its appeal, and definitely has significant interest overall. 91 pts
October 12, 2019 - Drakk okt 2019. Supergod!