Golden, ripe peach, citrus in the nose. Nice acidity accompanying firm body, and while should have been drunk, still very much alive and Riesling worthy.
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Smells like golden apple, flowers, clean ocean brine, and some mild petrol. Fuller fruit on the palate, juicy apple and peach, with plenty of acidity that lingers in a fairly long, dry, slightly bitter mineral finish. Good stuff!
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Dry German Riesling (German Wine Society - Washington, DC): Aromas of peach, lime, orange blossom and yellow apple, with time faint notes of herbs and spices. Lush apple and pear fruit on the palate with superb acid. Hints of oil and beeswax show the age. This wine is only slightly sweet, but the mineral and acid make it taste bone dry. If I had other bottles, I'd be wary of aging them for more than a year or so. That said, I really liked this, as I do all Heymann-Löwenstein wines.
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Noten von reifem Apfel gepaart mit gelbem Steinobst, dazu Wiesenkamille und Kräuter; am Gaumen Melange aus Ananas/tropischer Frucht und Kamille, guter Schmelz mit herbem/bitterem Unterton und langem Abgang
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Was really bummed when I opened this yesterday because I think it was slightly corked. Underneath the cork taint, I could tell this wine rocked with lush stone fruit, minerality and racy acidity. Very spicy and mineral driven on the palate but there was just something off and the nose indicated TCA. Damn.
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Screwcapped. Off-dry. This is drinking beautifully now with enough fruit remaining and some lovely petrolly, earthy complexity coming to the fore. I intend to drink my remaining bottles this year as I cannot see this improving.
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After short aeration (doubledecanted while cooking) just so delicious -- there is a sort of life or movement to the taste of a good Heymann-Löwenstein wine that makes it impossible to resist. And this is good now, even if it might benefit from a further year or two in the cellar.
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Monday Night "Non-Baller" Grab Bag (Weygandt Wines - Washington, D.C.): light yellow color. nose of dusty minerals. dried peacches, apricots. palate is rich but doused with sprite and fresh apples. the finish is really complex. it feels like glycerine, fat, but leaves you with this zesty kick.
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Usually this producer is not my style. Too sweet for a dry wine and not fruity like your average kabinett or spätlese. However, this one was right down my alley. The nose suggests some sweetness but the acidity and sense of slate make it almost completely bone dry in the mouth. A quite demanding and mineral driven wine that holds an impressive level for an introduction to Richard's portfolio.
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Quite a deep colour; Riesling on slate, peach and lemon, typical note of elderflower; does not have the power of the Kirchberg 2007 but lovely weight and nice bitters, firm minerality, excellent wine,
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Screwcapped, 12.5%. A dry, mineral riesling, steelier than in other recent vintages, but with lots going on. Still on the tight side, perhaps wait until summer 2009.
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Really nice stuff. Very pure melony fruit but much richer and deeper in complexion than most rieslings with that flavor profile (like there were a smidge of orange concentrate in there too), combined with a crystallized, gritty traction that gives it a texture to match its raciness.
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12/27/2020 - HansO Likes this wine: 88 Points
Golden, ripe peach, citrus in the nose. Nice acidity accompanying firm body, and while should have been drunk, still very much alive and Riesling worthy.
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8/15/2015 - fizz wrote: 91 Points
Ripe peach and pear. Touch of residual sugar. Citrus. Very more-ish!
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10/28/2013 - Captain Haddock wrote:
Excellent and full of life.
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5/8/2013 - Beerzebub Likes this wine:
Smells like golden apple, flowers, clean ocean brine, and some mild petrol. Fuller fruit on the palate, juicy apple and peach, with plenty of acidity that lingers in a fairly long, dry, slightly bitter mineral finish. Good stuff!
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4/19/2013 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 Points
Dry German Riesling (German Wine Society - Washington, DC): Aromas of peach, lime, orange blossom and yellow apple, with time faint notes of herbs and spices. Lush apple and pear fruit on the palate with superb acid. Hints of oil and beeswax show the age. This wine is only slightly sweet, but the mineral and acid make it taste bone dry. If I had other bottles, I'd be wary of aging them for more than a year or so. That said, I really liked this, as I do all Heymann-Löwenstein wines.
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1/20/2013 - wurzel68 wrote: 90 Points
Noten von reifem Apfel gepaart mit gelbem Steinobst, dazu Wiesenkamille und Kräuter; am Gaumen Melange aus Ananas/tropischer Frucht und Kamille, guter Schmelz mit herbem/bitterem Unterton und langem Abgang
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6/3/2012 - Rich S wrote:
Was really bummed when I opened this yesterday because I think it was slightly corked. Underneath the cork taint, I could tell this wine rocked with lush stone fruit, minerality and racy acidity. Very spicy and mineral driven on the palate but there was just something off and the nose indicated TCA. Damn.
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5/26/2012 - Captain Haddock Likes this wine: 90 Points
Screwcapped. Off-dry. This is drinking beautifully now with enough fruit remaining and some lovely petrolly, earthy complexity coming to the fore. I intend to drink my remaining bottles this year as I cannot see this improving.
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10/4/2011 - tooch wrote:
Weygandt Selections - Annual Portfolio Tasting (Astor Place - New York, NY): A lovely nose of lychee, white peach, mango and crushed rocks. Palate is silky but has nice depth with rich riesling fruit on top of beautifully integrated acid.
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4/28/2011 - DK Amateur wrote:
After short aeration (doubledecanted while cooking) just so delicious -- there is a sort of life or movement to the taste of a good Heymann-Löwenstein wine that makes it impossible to resist. And this is good now, even if it might benefit from a further year or two in the cellar.
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12/13/2010 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 89 Points
Monday Night "Non-Baller" Grab Bag (Weygandt Wines - Washington, D.C.): light yellow color. nose of dusty minerals. dried peacches, apricots. palate is rich but doused with sprite and fresh apples. the finish is really complex. it feels like glycerine, fat, but leaves you with this zesty kick.
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7/6/2010 - DonalOB wrote: 91 Points
Off-dry with matching acidity. Great minerality with complex fruit. A little too floral on the nose for my taste.
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4/2/2010 - idelcombe Likes this wine: 88 Points
Good weight and balance of ripeness and acidity. Minerally with white stone fruit and perfumed nose. Went nicely with macaroni cheese!
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1/19/2010 - Brnshj22 wrote: 90 Points
Usually this producer is not my style. Too sweet for a dry wine and not fruity like your average kabinett or spätlese. However, this one was right down my alley. The nose suggests some sweetness but the acidity and sense of slate make it almost completely bone dry in the mouth. A quite demanding and mineral driven wine that holds an impressive level for an introduction to Richard's portfolio.
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1/13/2010 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Quite a deep colour; Riesling on slate, peach and lemon, typical note of elderflower; does not have the power of the Kirchberg 2007 but lovely weight and nice bitters, firm minerality, excellent wine,
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1/12/2010 - Captain Haddock wrote:
Unusually dark colour. Wonderful barnyardy nose, just off-dry with slightly muted fruit and a nice lemony zing. Perhaps a slightly off bottle?
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10/14/2009 - Gob wrote: 89 Points
strong mineral nose, Melon and spice on the palate slightly sweet and heavy, well balanced
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3/19/2009 - Captain Haddock wrote: 90 Points
Very versatile because it is only just off-dry. Great depth and wonderful citrussy freshness.
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3/9/2009 - CamWheeler wrote: 90 Points
Honey, spice, pencil shavings and strong pear aromas. Touch of sweetness to the palate, an interesting texture and good weight of flavour.
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2/1/2009 - Captain Haddock wrote: 90 Points
Screwcapped, 12.5%. A dry, mineral riesling, steelier than in other recent vintages, but with lots going on. Still on the tight side, perhaps wait until summer 2009.
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12/26/2008 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 93 Points
Really nice stuff. Very pure melony fruit but much richer and deeper in complexion than most rieslings with that flavor profile (like there were a smidge of orange concentrate in there too), combined with a crystallized, gritty traction that gives it a texture to match its raciness.
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