Cork was soaked and damaged, but wine was intact. Consumed over 2 days, not much of a difference though. Fleshy moist plumps, petrol coming occasionally and going off, feather lightness, so delicate and likable, just not dealing well with fatty/creamy cheeses on night 1, you need to be careful with the food here, on night 2 enjoyed on its own after steak dinner - was OK, will get better food option next time.
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Wow, how lovely this is, so much energy for the age, pure and clean, delightfull with that candied orange peels and elegant freshness, very good job from the brothers. 1/3 of the bottle left overnight, showing more grace with addition of baked apple.
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New Year's Eve family get together. A touch of green in the shining gold glass. Grapefruit and golden delicious apple nose and grapefruit and apricot on the palate, both accompanied by a soft diesel note. Nice length which I assume could indicate an improvement on day 2. Not as impressive as my first bottle, but good nevertheless. Possible that I missed a second day appreciation because we destroyed the bottle in one go. Awesome for the price.
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Oldest wine yet from this producer, wich has quickly become a favorite. Slight diesel, lemon, apple, pear and flower meadow on the nose. On the palate very fresh acidity, lightweight body and low to medium sweetness. More fruit but also lots of minerals. Feels amazingly youthfull, drinking like its from 2013 rather than 2003. Impressive, especially for a warm year like 2003. No problem with the cork on this bottle.
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Original Note: 91 Just a tad less weight, funk and complexity and a bit more elegant than their 2003 Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Spätlese which I therefore grant one up on this. Otherwise very similar, so please read my note over there. Qpr monster.
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pale yellow colour, smells of petrol and also of minerality, not that sweet, not much acidity, light body, in the mouth petrol, grapefruit and apricot, short finish with some petrol, for a Spätlese wine it's too light-weight, for a Kabinett this would still only be middling, would not buy again. A pity I bought two bottles of this.
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Cork was completely soaked, not really in good condition. However, the wine presents in very good condition. Intense nose of petrol, ripe orange fruit, honey. In the background still some citrus fruit. Light and classic Mosel style in the mouth. The sweetness and the acidity give a joyful play. Very enjoyable.
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2/6/2022 - Lyubomir Lefterov wrote: 90 Points
Cork was soaked and damaged, but wine was intact. Consumed over 2 days, not much of a difference though. Fleshy moist plumps, petrol coming occasionally and going off, feather lightness, so delicate and likable, just not dealing well with fatty/creamy cheeses on night 1, you need to be careful with the food here, on night 2 enjoyed on its own after steak dinner - was OK, will get better food option next time.
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3/16/2020 - Lyubomir Lefterov Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wow, how lovely this is, so much energy for the age, pure and clean, delightfull with that candied orange peels and elegant freshness, very good job from the brothers.
1/3 of the bottle left overnight, showing more grace with addition of baked apple.
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12/31/2017 - Soteriologist wrote: 89 Points
New Year's Eve family get together. A touch of green in the shining gold glass. Grapefruit and golden delicious apple nose and grapefruit and apricot on the palate, both accompanied by a soft diesel note. Nice length which I assume could indicate an improvement on day 2. Not as impressive as my first bottle, but good nevertheless. Possible that I missed a second day appreciation because we destroyed the bottle in one go. Awesome for the price.
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7/30/2017 - Puteljen! wrote: 92 Points
Oldest wine yet from this producer, wich has quickly become a favorite. Slight diesel, lemon, apple, pear and flower meadow on the nose. On the palate very fresh acidity, lightweight body and low to medium sweetness. More fruit but also lots of minerals. Feels amazingly youthfull, drinking like its from 2013 rather than 2003. Impressive, especially for a warm year like 2003. No problem with the cork on this bottle.
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5/13/2017 - Soteriologist wrote: 90 Points
Private Comparison Of Four Off-Dry Rieslings By Alfred Merkelbach; 5/12/2017-5/19/2017 (At Home): 8 % abv.
Addendum after last glass: make that 90 instead. A bit too unprecise for more. I agree, also, that corks seem to be a consistent problem with the older vintages here, see the other wine linked to below.
Original Note: 91
Just a tad less weight, funk and complexity and a bit more elegant than their 2003 Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Spätlese which I therefore grant one up on this. Otherwise very similar, so please read my note over there. Qpr monster.
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8/8/2016 - Butzemann wrote: 84 Points
pale yellow colour, smells of petrol and also of minerality, not that sweet, not much acidity, light body, in the mouth petrol, grapefruit and apricot, short finish with some petrol, for a Spätlese wine it's too light-weight, for a Kabinett this would still only be middling, would not buy again. A pity I bought two bottles of this.
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4/22/2016 - Seb Frefranc Likes this wine: 89 Points
Cork was completely soaked, not really in good condition. However, the wine presents in very good condition. Intense nose of petrol, ripe orange fruit, honey. In the background still some citrus fruit. Light and classic Mosel style in the mouth. The sweetness and the acidity give a joyful play. Very enjoyable.
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