Prior bottle was six months ago and this bottle showed nearly identically. Opened at 44F to try and control for the honey and richness, warming to 49F and it worked out quite well. Floral, orange (along with other tropical fruit notes) and honey on the nose. Similar fruit profile to the prior bottle with peach, orange, pineapple and mango upfront (intriguing mix of complementary orchard and tropical) with solid citrus, lemon and lime behind before heading into the slate, mineral and floral finish. Whether it was the lower serving temperature or positive bottle variation, this bottle seemed to have a bit more acidity which served to balance the honey notes and led to a more complete wine. Based on the brightness and acidity, this felt almost youthful; I might have guessed around 2009 or 2010 blind. This wine is still improving and should show well for many years to come.
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Golden color. Nose has light petrol, apple and even a hint of dry red wine. Sweet with acidity to balance and I agree not cloying. Honey and peach on the palate. Delicious and lush outweighs graceful and complex right now, but not by much.
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Floral, tropical fruits and honey on the nose. Right around medium bodied (8% ABV), opened at 47F, warming to 51F and showed fairly equally well throughout. Golden peach and tropical fruit notes upfront (pineapple, mango) with honey notes throughout as well as a richness towards the back and adding citrus flavors (orange and lemon) before the transition to the finish. Honey, slate and moderate acidity on the finish. Right now, there's just enough acidity to keep this wine fresh and interesting while it certainly has more overt sweetness to it than some spatlese's. There's enough fruit for it to last many more years, but while it will certainly evolve as the fruit/acidity balance changes, I only see modest future improvement potential however long it endures. I'd drink these in the next 2 years, not because I'm worried it will quickly fade, but this is a really good point and I don't expect there to be one better.
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Still drinking very well. Golden colour, very fatty glycerin-laden legs. Ripe fruit and a hint of petrol on the nose. Smooth fat taste, not cloying, fresh enough. Fully mature but holding together very well. Will probably live a bit longer, but nothing to be gained by further ageing.
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Jordyn Against Humanity: Peach, pineapple, almost mango in its tropical fruit profile, with honey and honeysuckle blossom. These flavors carry over to the palate with a weighty mouthfeel, lots of acidity and chalky mineral. This wine has a long way to go; drink 2015-2028.
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Memorial Day Cabin Dinner; 5/25/2013-5/26/2013 (Cleveland, GA): Big, resonant nose and palate, concentrated and sweet throughout; riper peach (not quite as delicate as white peach), high acidity complements the viscous honey and pineapple flavors. There are subtle white flowers and minerality that are mostly concealed by the powerful primary flavors at the moment.
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Youthfull, fragrant, tastes like the day the grapes were harvested. Extremely well balanced, after 4.5 years this has hardly budged one inch. Very, very good. I look forward to ageing my other bottles of Haart 2005, as they can only get better.
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Packed with youthful sweet fruit flavours; peaches, apples and pineapples with a dusting of honey, spice and minerals. Very ripe and round in the mouth but with good acidity balancing it and keeping the sweetness from feeling tiring. Delicious wine, although incredibly primary right now.
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I noticed when I was rearranging the offsite, that this was leaking. So I might as well try my first (of too many) 2005 German Spatlese:
Pale yellow color with a trace of green... on the nose, the wonderful nose, had a pineapple, pear and some kind of brown sugar/lite molasses thing going on. In the mouth there was a wonderful acidity/zippiness that balanced out the abundant fruit. Had a honeyed smoothness about it, even in the finish.
I don't have much experience with aged Rieslings, sans the Great Enabler's 90's and 94's I recently tried, but IMHO this wine will last 20 years, easily.
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Lovely pale yellow color- almost crystal clear. Lovely nose of ripe apples, hazelnuts and baking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg). Densely packed tropical fruit on the palate that initially finishes very strongly but shuts down after about 1/2 hour in the glass. One to wait for.
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12/1/2022 - DaleW wrote:
Fully mature, tropical and peach fruit accented with caramel and mulligan spices, a hint of petrol. B+
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7/15/2017 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 92 Points
Prior bottle was six months ago and this bottle showed nearly identically. Opened at 44F to try and control for the honey and richness, warming to 49F and it worked out quite well. Floral, orange (along with other tropical fruit notes) and honey on the nose. Similar fruit profile to the prior bottle with peach, orange, pineapple and mango upfront (intriguing mix of complementary orchard and tropical) with solid citrus, lemon and lime behind before heading into the slate, mineral and floral finish. Whether it was the lower serving temperature or positive bottle variation, this bottle seemed to have a bit more acidity which served to balance the honey notes and led to a more complete wine. Based on the brightness and acidity, this felt almost youthful; I might have guessed around 2009 or 2010 blind. This wine is still improving and should show well for many years to come.
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1/20/2017 - gmbdds wrote: 91 Points
Golden color. Nose has light petrol, apple and even a hint of dry red wine. Sweet with acidity to balance and I agree not cloying. Honey and peach on the palate. Delicious and lush outweighs graceful and complex right now, but not by much.
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1/12/2017 - RGCM Gananda wrote: 92 Points
Floral, tropical fruits and honey on the nose. Right around medium bodied (8% ABV), opened at 47F, warming to 51F and showed fairly equally well throughout. Golden peach and tropical fruit notes upfront (pineapple, mango) with honey notes throughout as well as a richness towards the back and adding citrus flavors (orange and lemon) before the transition to the finish. Honey, slate and moderate acidity on the finish. Right now, there's just enough acidity to keep this wine fresh and interesting while it certainly has more overt sweetness to it than some spatlese's. There's enough fruit for it to last many more years, but while it will certainly evolve as the fruit/acidity balance changes, I only see modest future improvement potential however long it endures. I'd drink these in the next 2 years, not because I'm worried it will quickly fade, but this is a really good point and I don't expect there to be one better.
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7/31/2015 - roelof.ligtmans@gmail.com Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still drinking very well. Golden colour, very fatty glycerin-laden legs. Ripe fruit and a hint of petrol on the nose. Smooth fat taste, not cloying, fresh enough. Fully mature but holding together very well. Will probably live a bit longer, but nothing to be gained by further ageing.
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7/25/2015 - HRT wrote:
Lots of fruit and sweetness without being cloying.
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9/26/2013 - HRT wrote:
Lots of fruit on the nose and palate. Drinking very well.
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8/3/2013 - Giggs wrote: 92 Points
Jordyn Against Humanity: Peach, pineapple, almost mango in its tropical fruit profile, with honey and honeysuckle blossom. These flavors carry over to the palate with a weighty mouthfeel, lots of acidity and chalky mineral. This wine has a long way to go; drink 2015-2028.
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5/26/2013 - Giggs wrote: 92 Points
Memorial Day Cabin Dinner; 5/25/2013-5/26/2013 (Cleveland, GA): Big, resonant nose and palate, concentrated and sweet throughout; riper peach (not quite as delicate as white peach), high acidity complements the viscous honey and pineapple flavors. There are subtle white flowers and minerality that are mostly concealed by the powerful primary flavors at the moment.
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3/13/2010 - roelof.ligtmans@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Youthfull, fragrant, tastes like the day the grapes were harvested. Extremely well balanced, after 4.5 years this has hardly budged one inch. Very, very good. I look forward to ageing my other bottles of Haart 2005, as they can only get better.
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8/22/2009 - salil wrote: 91 Points
Packed with youthful sweet fruit flavours; peaches, apples and pineapples with a dusting of honey, spice and minerals. Very ripe and round in the mouth but with good acidity balancing it and keeping the sweetness from feeling tiring. Delicious wine, although incredibly primary right now.
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3/3/2008 - LikeABC wrote: 92 Points
I noticed when I was rearranging the offsite, that this was leaking. So I might as well try my first (of too many) 2005 German Spatlese:
Pale yellow color with a trace of green... on the nose, the wonderful nose, had a pineapple, pear and some kind of brown sugar/lite molasses thing going on. In the mouth there was a wonderful acidity/zippiness that balanced out the abundant fruit. Had a honeyed smoothness about it, even in the finish.
I don't have much experience with aged Rieslings, sans the Great Enabler's 90's and 94's I recently tried, but IMHO this wine will last 20 years, easily.
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6/13/2007 - winenutnyc wrote:
Lovely pale yellow color- almost crystal clear. Lovely nose of ripe apples, hazelnuts and baking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg). Densely packed tropical fruit on the palate that initially finishes very strongly but shuts down after about 1/2 hour in the glass. One to wait for.
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2/17/2007 - puterdewd wrote: 92 Points
Peaches and pears with a strong finish.
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