Opened this a while ago, not even sure anymore. Notes from >5 days open. This was gorgeous upon opening and it is gorgeous now. On the nose: peach, lemon, loads of earthy/herbal notes. On the palate: fantastic acidity, lemon, herbs, loads of mineral notes. Good density. Wow, fantastic, even more so for the price.
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Served a bit too cold on purpose, I was drinking this on a warm day and I enjoy watching the evolution as the wine warms. Initially, this came across as akin to a greyhound cocktail. Grapefruit with a pronounced salty edge, this was pretty refreshing if atypical in this over chilled state. As it warmed, the core sweetened up, the saltiness receded, and we are seeing yet another very nice beverage from Emrich-Schonleber. The acidity also felt more pronounced as it warmed, and just a touch overbearing, but nothing a year or three won’t fix. Very good now, excellent not to far off.
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This has certainly benefited from some time compared to RCB's note below, and also another piece of evidence that 2020 is a great vintage for dry or near-dry riesling for my palate. Incredibly deep nose with a bit of smoke and stone fruit, the palate is broad and mouth-filling with just a hint of herbs, medium acidity. Great balance here.
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This needed about 30-60 minutes of air to really blossom. The nose is a bit linear right now, but there is excellent depth and fragrance with tones of crushed rocks, candied pears, lemon peel, limes, white flowers, peaches, saline, and some jasmine. The Medium bodied feel has some sharp corners but with good depth and razor sharp, high acidity. This almost certainly could benefit from at least another 2-3 years of aging. I don't think this is necessarily a long distance runner, but rounding out some of the sharp angles would really let this wine sing as there is excellent fragrance and depth already.
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A bit of flint smoke on the nose. Mineral and citrus fruit with some pear and starfruit. Fresh and tangy. A balanced wine with a clear start, middle, and finish. There's fruit, acid, structure, no obvious defects, but also nothing incredibly distinct. Just a well made, and enjoyable crisp, dry riesling. The raw material is here, but it's all compacted down, and in need of time to unwind. It'd begging for a few years to settle down, hell even a few months would likely be beneficial. The US folks waiting on their summer hold 2020er are well served being precluded from trying these at this stage. AP 33 21
ABV: 12.5% Closure: natural cork Stem: Grassl Cru Decant: 3h Assemblage: 100% from Halenberg. RS 5.2g/L; TA 8.1g/L
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1/22/2024 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Opened this a while ago, not even sure anymore. Notes from >5 days open. This was gorgeous upon opening and it is gorgeous now. On the nose: peach, lemon, loads of earthy/herbal notes. On the palate: fantastic acidity, lemon, herbs, loads of mineral notes. Good density. Wow, fantastic, even more so for the price.
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3/24/2023 - Annikaochanders wrote: 92 Points
Very good riesling
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7/28/2022 - Dale M wrote: 91 Points
Served a bit too cold on purpose, I was drinking this on a warm day and I enjoy watching the evolution as the wine warms. Initially, this came across as akin to a greyhound cocktail. Grapefruit with a pronounced salty edge, this was pretty refreshing if atypical in this over chilled state. As it warmed, the core sweetened up, the saltiness receded, and we are seeing yet another very nice beverage from Emrich-Schonleber. The acidity also felt more pronounced as it warmed, and just a touch overbearing, but nothing a year or three won’t fix. Very good now, excellent not to far off.
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3/7/2022 - Tubulus wrote:
This has certainly benefited from some time compared to RCB's note below, and also another piece of evidence that 2020 is a great vintage for dry or near-dry riesling for my palate. Incredibly deep nose with a bit of smoke and stone fruit, the palate is broad and mouth-filling with just a hint of herbs, medium acidity. Great balance here.
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3/3/2022 - KeithAkers wrote: 91 Points
This needed about 30-60 minutes of air to really blossom. The nose is a bit linear right now, but there is excellent depth and fragrance with tones of crushed rocks, candied pears, lemon peel, limes, white flowers, peaches, saline, and some jasmine. The Medium bodied feel has some sharp corners but with good depth and razor sharp, high acidity. This almost certainly could benefit from at least another 2-3 years of aging. I don't think this is necessarily a long distance runner, but rounding out some of the sharp angles would really let this wine sing as there is excellent fragrance and depth already.
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9/19/2021 - rcb25 Likes this wine:
A bit of flint smoke on the nose. Mineral and citrus fruit with some pear and starfruit. Fresh and tangy. A balanced wine with a clear start, middle, and finish. There's fruit, acid, structure, no obvious defects, but also nothing incredibly distinct. Just a well made, and enjoyable crisp, dry riesling. The raw material is here, but it's all compacted down, and in need of time to unwind. It'd begging for a few years to settle down, hell even a few months would likely be beneficial. The US folks waiting on their summer hold 2020er are well served being precluded from trying these at this stage. AP 33 21
ABV: 12.5%
Closure: natural cork
Stem: Grassl Cru
Decant: 3h
Assemblage: 100% from Halenberg. RS 5.2g/L; TA 8.1g/L
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