Typical young Lauer reduction on day 1. After 18 hours in the bottle, much of the reduction has blown off, the fruit has ripened, and the subtle minerality and floral notes have emerged. I think this is maybe just one or two years away from the beginning of its "peak" drinking period in terms of pure fruit and terroir expression. It's great to drink whenever, though.
What I love about Stirn and Kern is how perfectly balanced the sugar and acid are throughout their life. With typical Pradikat wines, I find myself looking for the perfect age to hit the balance: with these I just open them and remark how perfectly Florian nails it vintage after vintage.
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Insanely aromatic upon opening: white peach, lemon, orange, fennel, racquetball and so much more. So so so tightly coiled, you can smell the tension. Palate is white cranberry, pineapple, ripping acidity, but plenty of rs to keep in balance. Finishes off dry.
Decanting several hours before dinner.....
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Pale lemon,medium(+) honeysuckle,apple,peach,lychee,wed stones,cream,vanilla,dry,high acidity,low alcohol,medium body,medium(+) finish,very good wine,suitable for bottle ageing
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Opened last night. This was a mess then - burly and somewhat hot and all over the place. That's not necessarily a bad thing since some excellent and powerful Rieslings need some air to sort out. But on day 2 this is still a little wack on the palate. The nose is nice with quite good with lime, crushed stones, and some thai spices / herbal thing. Something a little out of balance - a little overripe or burly - not as much as last night, maybe it will resolve. Palate was still a mess when this glass was first poured but it is coming around well with about 15 minutes. Lots of lime, a bit of tangerine, ripping acid, very ripe and a bit burly, spices, and lots of minerals. This is losing its overdone character and getting some nice snap. My guess is that tonight or tomorrow this will be in the right place. Finish is tart lime and nice minerals. I think this better than the #3 (more power) but less than the Lambertskirch Spatlese which is more complete. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.
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A beautiful showing for lunch. It shows the accessibility of the vintage, but with an extra level of minerality and tension. Notes of candied lemon, ripe citrus, grapefruit, some mint, smokey minerality of slate and smoke. It‘s medium-bodied, with very nice freshness of medium-high acidity and an excellent balance of sweetness and acidity. Very good length. Lovely showing.
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9/10/2022 - evjoh Likes this wine:
Typical young Lauer reduction on day 1. After 18 hours in the bottle, much of the reduction has blown off, the fruit has ripened, and the subtle minerality and floral notes have emerged. I think this is maybe just one or two years away from the beginning of its "peak" drinking period in terms of pure fruit and terroir expression. It's great to drink whenever, though.
What I love about Stirn and Kern is how perfectly balanced the sugar and acid are throughout their life. With typical Pradikat wines, I find myself looking for the perfect age to hit the balance: with these I just open them and remark how perfectly Florian nails it vintage after vintage.
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9/4/2022 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 92 Points
Yum just what I needed on a warm evening. Enough sugar to keep you wanting more but not so much you can’t drink the whole bottle alone.
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1/15/2022 - jdcarucci Likes this wine:
Insanely aromatic upon opening: white peach, lemon, orange, fennel, racquetball and so much more. So so so tightly coiled, you can smell the tension.
Palate is white cranberry, pineapple, ripping acidity, but plenty of rs to keep in balance. Finishes off dry.
Decanting several hours before dinner.....
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8/11/2020 - MarshallLi Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pale lemon,medium(+) honeysuckle,apple,peach,lychee,wed stones,cream,vanilla,dry,high acidity,low alcohol,medium body,medium(+) finish,very good wine,suitable for bottle ageing
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7/19/2020 - lovanc@outlook.com wrote:
Flavors a little less interesting than the Stirn. Well made wine but lacking the layers of flavors.
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5/9/2020 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened last night. This was a mess then - burly and somewhat hot and all over the place. That's not necessarily a bad thing since some excellent and powerful Rieslings need some air to sort out. But on day 2 this is still a little wack on the palate. The nose is nice with quite good with lime, crushed stones, and some thai spices / herbal thing. Something a little out of balance - a little overripe or burly - not as much as last night, maybe it will resolve. Palate was still a mess when this glass was first poured but it is coming around well with about 15 minutes. Lots of lime, a bit of tangerine, ripping acid, very ripe and a bit burly, spices, and lots of minerals. This is losing its overdone character and getting some nice snap. My guess is that tonight or tomorrow this will be in the right place. Finish is tart lime and nice minerals. I think this better than the #3 (more power) but less than the Lambertskirch Spatlese which is more complete. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 16/20.
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12/29/2019 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 93 Points
A beautiful showing for lunch. It shows the accessibility of the vintage, but with an extra level of minerality and tension.
Notes of candied lemon, ripe citrus, grapefruit, some mint, smokey minerality of slate and smoke. It‘s medium-bodied, with very nice freshness of medium-high acidity and an excellent balance of sweetness and acidity. Very good length. Lovely showing.
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