Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Friday, February 16, 2018 - Fermented spontaneously, aged in stainless steel on the fine lees. 11,5% alcohol.

Pale lime green color. Cool and a bit reticent, yet still very pretty and attractive nose with somewhat ripe and sweet aromas of waxiness, beeswax, some kerosene, a little bit of sweet yellow apple and a hint of stone dust. The wine feels ripe, rich and moderately full-bodied on the palate with juicy flavors of peach, lemon marmalade, some creamy richness, a little bit of sweet apple purée, a hint of steely minerality and a touch of something waxy and a bit funky. Despite its richness and relatively full body, the wine is still quite high in acidity - the acidity just isn't that obvious because of the masking richness. The finish is vibrant, complex and long with flavors of steely minerality, ripe citrus fruits, some sweet yellow apples, a little bit of honeyed richness and a hint of wet stones.

Considering how Rheingau is normally associated with austere and aggressively steely wines and 2010 was known as the acid-head's vintage, I was expecting this wine to be nigh inapproachable at this point. However, thanks to Querbach's idiosyncratic, rich style, the wine was surprisingly approachable now - although still remarkably youthful for a Riesling at +7 years of age and showing very little signs of development. Altough approachable now, these wines benefit noticeably from bottle age, so I would recommend to keep this wine for at least another 5-7 years - there is quite a bit of potential lurking here, but still very little of it realized. A balanced and very promising wine; superb value at only 8,70€.

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