Started with an explosive nose in a Riedel Bordeaux glass. Peach, honey, floral notes from indigenous yeasts. Ripe and impressive acid in perfect harmony with 50g of sugar. Long and fresh. Very good and at 8.5 vol. a very good starting point for an evening with great wines.
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Fairly boring on day one but on day 2 this shows less green and more white/yellow fruit, an energetic core still wound tightly supported by medium plus viscosity and waves of mineral, peach nectarine and sour plum dominate with a little underripe pineapple ginger and tart acids; while tasty this should be delicious in 5 more years.
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Moderately intense aroma of lemon-lime zest, mild petrol, garden path after a spring shower, gardenia… The palate has greater intensity, the fruit presents more tropical, probably because of the sugar. The wine is sweet, but there is ample acidity. The overall effect is 100% Sour Patch Kids. Moderately long finish. Enjoyable now but I would like it more after a little more time in the cellar.
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by the glass pour at a restaurant. Light golden color. Nose light petrol, hints of wax, golden stone fruit. Palate juicy with flavors of oranges and some honey, hint of botrytis, citrus acidity. Crystalline purity.
Very nice, offering generous pleasure now but could see it aging well for a while. 92 pts
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AP # 10 18, 8.5% ABV. Spontaneous fermentation and still a bit “wild” in the nose. Wonderful tension between juicy fruit and racy acidity, white peach, aromatic green herbs, grapefruit bitters, light weight but intense flavours, excellent persistence. Classic Kabinett, power without weight, smoky slate, delicious now, but should reward 5-8 years in the cellar and last for 20. An impromptu gesture from Felix.
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Pnp'd from the cellar. Aromatics of green apple and honeysuckle. Crisp flavors of lemon and tangerine with high acid back core. This will age nicely. EG #WineArchitect #ArchitecturalArtistry
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Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 4 *shared* bottles] from 11/16/18] (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): From a Grand Cru, "side-valley vyd on the Dhron river with weathered Devonian slate in mixture with quartzite. Riesling vines are today 30-65 yrs old, & some are still ungrafted. Fermented spontaneously in big, s/s tanks where it is also aged." 8.5% ABV; Typically ≈ 55 g/l R.S. & & 9.5 g/l T.A.
N: CLOSED; MINERALS? Intensity lurking?
P: LM body; RNDISH entry with SWTISH, red apple frt met by a TART acidity which is at least somewhat mitigated by its dialectic with the front P. The finish is LONG, tangy/swt (60:40) with PERHAPS just a *glimpse* of a very, VERY slight bitterness? Approachable now, but could stand cellaring through '20... EASILY. My VG+/EXC-, the higher arguably for potential. 95 pts Suckling & 92 Mosel Fine Wines. [This vendor's $21.95 is $2 < the next lowest of wine-searcher's limited listings.]
Addendum: Held up BEAUTIFULLY for 4+ hrs in a sm tasting glass! So, my "rating" above SHOULD be EXC-/EXC. :)
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6/11/2021 - sempervinum wrote: 94 Points
Started with an explosive nose in a Riedel Bordeaux glass. Peach, honey, floral notes from indigenous yeasts. Ripe and impressive acid in perfect harmony with 50g of sugar. Long and fresh. Very good and at 8.5 vol. a very good starting point for an evening with great wines.
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4/4/2021 - Rezy13 wrote:
Fairly boring on day one but on day 2 this shows less green and more white/yellow fruit, an energetic core still wound tightly supported by medium plus viscosity and waves of mineral, peach nectarine and sour plum dominate with a little underripe pineapple ginger and tart acids; while tasty this should be delicious in 5 more years.
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2/21/2021 - Toasty Oak Likes this wine:
Moderately intense aroma of lemon-lime zest, mild petrol, garden path after a spring shower, gardenia… The palate has greater intensity, the fruit presents more tropical, probably because of the sugar. The wine is sweet, but there is ample acidity. The overall effect is 100% Sour Patch Kids. Moderately long finish. Enjoyable now but I would like it more after a little more time in the cellar.
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2/25/2020 - scotty_b wrote: 92 Points
Grapefruit, pineapple, ginger, and lemon/lime. Jaw clenching acidity on the finish in good way.
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9/29/2019 - diggydan wrote: 92 Points
Another nice '17. Beautiful lemon lime, bracing acidity, and good minerality. Only knock is a bit of stanky sulfur on the nose.
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9/16/2019 - fred o. Likes this wine:
by the glass pour at a restaurant.
Light golden color. Nose light petrol, hints of wax, golden stone fruit. Palate juicy with flavors of oranges and some honey, hint of botrytis, citrus acidity. Crystalline purity.
Very nice, offering generous pleasure now but could see it aging well for a while. 92 pts
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5/15/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
AP # 10 18, 8.5% ABV. Spontaneous fermentation and still a bit “wild” in the nose. Wonderful tension between juicy fruit and racy acidity, white peach, aromatic green herbs, grapefruit bitters, light weight but intense flavours, excellent persistence. Classic Kabinett, power without weight, smoky slate, delicious now, but should reward 5-8 years in the cellar and last for 20. An impromptu gesture from Felix.
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3/17/2019 - WineArchitect Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pnp'd from the cellar. Aromatics of green apple and honeysuckle. Crisp flavors of lemon and tangerine with high acid back core. This will age nicely. EG #WineArchitect #ArchitecturalArtistry
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11/17/2018 - srh Likes this wine:
Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 4 *shared* bottles] from 11/16/18] (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): From a Grand Cru, "side-valley vyd on the Dhron river with weathered Devonian slate in mixture with quartzite. Riesling vines are today 30-65 yrs old, & some are still ungrafted. Fermented spontaneously in big, s/s tanks where it is also aged." 8.5% ABV; Typically ≈ 55 g/l R.S. & & 9.5 g/l T.A.
N: CLOSED; MINERALS? Intensity lurking?
P: LM body; RNDISH entry with SWTISH, red apple frt met by a TART acidity which is at least somewhat mitigated by its dialectic with the front P. The finish is LONG, tangy/swt (60:40) with PERHAPS just a *glimpse* of a very, VERY slight bitterness? Approachable now, but could stand cellaring through '20... EASILY. My VG+/EXC-, the higher arguably for potential. 95 pts Suckling & 92 Mosel Fine Wines. [This vendor's $21.95 is $2 < the next lowest of wine-searcher's limited listings.]
Addendum: Held up BEAUTIFULLY for 4+ hrs in a sm tasting glass! So, my "rating" above SHOULD be EXC-/EXC. :)
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