A bottle on New Year's Eve: 2.4cm ullage and old leak. Not decanted, however. Fullish bright yellow colour, adding some gold with time. Nose is floral with pungent white fruit, sort of between Mosel and Rheingau. Fresh and generous mouth. A much better bottle after a slightly oxidized one on 30th march 2023. Between Very good and VG+.
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Another riesling over two days. This is the label which became the Enkircher Ellergrub Große Eule in the very next vintage. A quite dulled medium yellow. Reductive nose blows off in a minute to reveal pungent white to pale yellowish fruit and blossom, with the ripeness only coming out properly fifteen minutes after being withdrawn from the 2°C cold cellar. Half an hour in, the fruit recedes and a complex, though delicate, chocolatey-floral character emerges. Pungent whiteish-yellowish fruit in the mouth has medium intensity, but as it warms, the intensity, as well as the length, increases. Despite the appearance, this is still very fresh and with considerable zing. But, I'm missing a sweet spot and am finding a degree of bitterness taking its place.
Day 2 from a half-bottle: Yellowish citrus nose with hints of wax. At first, there is a bit of grip here from the phenols and the bitterness of yesterday as well. As it warms (I'm talking 15°C), the bitterness doesn't have any further impact on enjoyment, because one's attention is drawn to the palate having become very silky, seamless and pure. I was a little ambivalent on the first day, but the second day's performance is very good plus. I should decant the next bottle.
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I have had a few bottles of 2011 German riesling over the past weeks and all three have been a joy to drink (if not profound). This bottle has the most mineral, sponti and complex aromas, perhaps a smidgen more weight (for a Mosel riesling)
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Mid-yellow. Reductive nose initially, with quartz and some sponti characteristics, but fans out to display pungent white fruit as well as smokey and nutty notes on a background of crushed rock. Distinct and complex. The pungent white fruit flavours, likewise, have a mineral streak. No yellow-skinned or fleshed fruit here, except for the pampelmouse at the finish. While it has the Weiser-Künstler signatures of purity and transparency, a little more concentration would have taken it to the next level. That said, it is still a very good plus dry Mosel which will provide much enjoyment over the next three or so years.
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Third bottle- not a charm. This wine still does not grab me. ditto on my last note from 2014 : There are all the right hallmarks of the Mosel: slate, Gala apples, white flowers. Dry with good acidity. It just has not grabbed me yet but I have I feeling there is quite a bit there. Quite a bit I have not yet been able to access. I keep feeling like saying to the wine, "I am so so sorry. Its not you, its me..." .
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Pale lemon with a hint of green and a watery rim. Medium plus intense and developed aromas of tart apple, white pair, underripe stone fruit, hints of tropical fruit, and the slightest hint of petrol. Dry with balanced acidity. Flavors follow the nose with definite Mosel minerality. Nice finish. Ready to drink, but will probably age for several years more.
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Rieslingfeier Grand Tasting (New York City, NY): I think this is the "GE" bottling. Very good density here, but simultaneously airy and crisp. There's just enough fruit here to keep this balanced, and I may have detected just a slight touch of sweetness too.
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I have tasted this wine twice and it remains a bit enigmatic to me. It was very strongly recommended by a trusted vender. Clearly nice wine but neither tasting was particularly memorable. The second bottle was consumed while hosting a dinner where no one cared about wine so it was not an ideal tasting setting. There are all the right hallmarks of the Mosel: slate, Gala apples, white flowers. Dry with good acidity. It just has not grabbed me yet but I have I feeling there is quite a bit there. Quite a bit I have not yet been able to access. I keep feeling like saying to the wine, "I am so so sorry. Its not you, its me..." .
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Nice Mosel blue slate, Gala apples, melon, white flowers... Dry with right balance of acidity. Minerality galore. Something felt ever so slightly disjointed on the palate -- just a hint of bitterness. But still very enjoyable, if not too young.
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Reserved nose with spicy aromas and some golden apple to peachy fruit. Dry and refreshing palate with beautiful grainy minerality. Golden apple, slate, spice notes, cucumber peel and white flowers. Long finish. Extremely young of course (well, not yet bottled even), but lovely stuff showing some weight of the Prädikat as well as the delicate deliciousness of Mosel that trockens can't always represent.
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1/6/2024 - Ingmars wrote:
A bottle on New Year's Eve: 2.4cm ullage and old leak. Not decanted, however. Fullish bright yellow colour, adding some gold with time. Nose is floral with pungent white fruit, sort of between Mosel and Rheingau. Fresh and generous mouth. A much better bottle after a slightly oxidized one on 30th march 2023. Between Very good and VG+.
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3/3/2023 - Ingmars wrote:
Another riesling over two days. This is the label which became the Enkircher Ellergrub Große Eule in the very next vintage. A quite dulled medium yellow. Reductive nose blows off in a minute to reveal pungent white to pale yellowish fruit and blossom, with the ripeness only coming out properly fifteen minutes after being withdrawn from the 2°C cold cellar. Half an hour in, the fruit recedes and a complex, though delicate, chocolatey-floral character emerges. Pungent whiteish-yellowish fruit in the mouth has medium intensity, but as it warms, the intensity, as well as the length, increases. Despite the appearance, this is still very fresh and with considerable zing. But, I'm missing a sweet spot and am finding a degree of bitterness taking its place.
Day 2 from a half-bottle: Yellowish citrus nose with hints of wax. At first, there is a bit of grip here from the phenols and the bitterness of yesterday as well. As it warms (I'm talking 15°C), the bitterness doesn't have any further impact on enjoyment, because one's attention is drawn to the palate having become very silky, seamless and pure. I was a little ambivalent on the first day, but the second day's performance is very good plus. I should decant the next bottle.
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2/20/2023 - MJHDC wrote:
I have had a few bottles of 2011 German riesling over the past weeks and all three have been a joy to drink (if not profound). This bottle has the most mineral, sponti and complex aromas, perhaps a smidgen more weight (for a Mosel riesling)
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8/27/2022 - short and confused wrote:
Last one. Brighter and satisfying but nothing special.
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8/27/2022 - short and confused wrote:
This one was advanced. Oh well
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3/8/2022 - Ingmars wrote:
Mid-yellow. Reductive nose initially, with quartz and some sponti characteristics, but fans out to display pungent white fruit as well as smokey and nutty notes on a background of crushed rock. Distinct and complex. The pungent white fruit flavours, likewise, have a mineral streak. No yellow-skinned or fleshed fruit here, except for the pampelmouse at the finish. While it has the Weiser-Künstler signatures of purity and transparency, a little more concentration would have taken it to the next level. That said, it is still a very good plus dry Mosel which will provide much enjoyment over the next three or so years.
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4/1/2018 - short and confused wrote:
Third bottle- not a charm. This wine still does not grab me. ditto on my last note from 2014 : There are all the right hallmarks of the Mosel: slate, Gala apples, white flowers. Dry with good acidity. It just has not grabbed me yet but I have I feeling there is quite a bit there. Quite a bit I have not yet been able to access. I keep feeling like saying to the wine, "I am so so sorry. Its not you, its me..." .
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4/15/2016 - Vino Monkeys Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale lemon with a hint of green and a watery rim. Medium plus intense and developed aromas of tart apple, white pair, underripe stone fruit, hints of tropical fruit, and the slightest hint of petrol. Dry with balanced acidity. Flavors follow the nose with definite Mosel minerality. Nice finish. Ready to drink, but will probably age for several years more.
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2/20/2016 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
Rieslingfeier Grand Tasting (New York City, NY): I think this is the "GE" bottling. Very good density here, but simultaneously airy and crisp. There's just enough fruit here to keep this balanced, and I may have detected just a slight touch of sweetness too.
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4/24/2014 - short and confused wrote:
I have tasted this wine twice and it remains a bit enigmatic to me. It was very strongly recommended by a trusted vender. Clearly nice wine but neither tasting was particularly memorable. The second bottle was consumed while hosting a dinner where no one cared about wine so it was not an ideal tasting setting. There are all the right hallmarks of the Mosel: slate, Gala apples, white flowers. Dry with good acidity. It just has not grabbed me yet but I have I feeling there is quite a bit there. Quite a bit I have not yet been able to access. I keep feeling like saying to the wine, "I am so so sorry. Its not you, its me..." .
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3/21/2013 - esh44 wrote: 90 Points
Nice Mosel blue slate, Gala apples, melon, white flowers... Dry with right balance of acidity. Minerality galore. Something felt ever so slightly disjointed on the palate -- just a hint of bitterness. But still very enjoyable, if not too young.
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4/16/2012 - midieh wrote:
Clean and mineral again. Riper fruit and some broadness.
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4/16/2012 - avp wrote:
Reserved nose with spicy aromas and some golden apple to peachy fruit.
Dry and refreshing palate with beautiful grainy minerality. Golden apple, slate, spice notes, cucumber peel and white flowers. Long finish.
Extremely young of course (well, not yet bottled even), but lovely stuff showing some weight of the Prädikat as well as the delicate deliciousness of Mosel that trockens can't always represent.
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