We had Dr. Heidemanns Kabinett last month, and really enjoyed it. I wanted to see if I could taste the difference in this QBA wine. Pale straw yellow, almost platinum in the glass. A very muted nose of honeydew melon, with some herbal notes. On the palate I tasted wet rocks minerality, with indistinguishable citrus flavors. Light to medium bodied without much acidity. The finish was short and featured slight citrus flavors. Disappointing considering how much I liked the Kabinett, although this is a step down in price. There was no complexity, not much fruit, and a short finish. But this was easy to drink, and I think it represented a European Riesling pretty well with the minerality on the palate. At $10 I don't think it's a bad value, but I would probably try other Rieslings before I came back to this.
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Pale yellowish in the glass. Notes of apricot and red apple on the nose, with ample flavors of red apple, apricot, mineral, and peach in the glass. Medium-high acidity, light body, well-balanced. Crisp, neat finish. A very nice bottle for the money -- a good introduction to German Riesling.
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What great QPR! Tart, sweet, pear, apple, peach. Crisp and refreshing. At about $8 this is phenomenal value! Best inexpensive Riesling I've had (topping my old favorite: Dr. L).
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3/19/2009 - DrT999 wrote: 74 Points
Nice apple nose, but almost complete sugar water. Perhaps a bad bottle or just a bad night to taste, but 'blech'
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2/21/2009 - chrwhite wrote: 83 Points
We had Dr. Heidemanns Kabinett last month, and really enjoyed it. I wanted to see if I could taste the difference in this QBA wine. Pale straw yellow, almost platinum in the glass. A very muted nose of honeydew melon, with some herbal notes. On the palate I tasted wet rocks minerality, with indistinguishable citrus flavors. Light to medium bodied without much acidity. The finish was short and featured slight citrus flavors. Disappointing considering how much I liked the Kabinett, although this is a step down in price. There was no complexity, not much fruit, and a short finish. But this was easy to drink, and I think it represented a European Riesling pretty well with the minerality on the palate. At $10 I don't think it's a bad value, but I would probably try other Rieslings before I came back to this.
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11/21/2008 - THaas wrote: 83 Points
Consistent with earlier notes.
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11/16/2008 - THaas wrote: 84 Points
Consistent with earlier notes.
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9/23/2008 - THaas wrote: 82 Points
Pale yellowish in the glass. Notes of apricot and red apple on the nose, with ample flavors of red apple, apricot, mineral, and peach in the glass. Medium-high acidity, light body, well-balanced. Crisp, neat finish. A very nice bottle for the money -- a good introduction to German Riesling.
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5/18/2008 - OTTnMIA wrote: 86 Points
What great QPR! Tart, sweet, pear, apple, peach. Crisp and refreshing. At about $8 this is phenomenal value! Best inexpensive Riesling I've had (topping my old favorite: Dr. L).
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