Great scent of ripe orchard fruits, stone, flowers and some sponti yeast funk, but it's rather ripe on the palate where it comes across with the sweetness and richness of an Auslese. There's decent acidity here, but I'm left craving a bit more cut and focus, though it's certainly a very good wine.
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Much richer and more tropical than the other Lauer bottlings I've had, though showing plenty of complexity with minerally and exotic floral accents. It's not much sweeter than the Senior or Unterstenbersch, but there's a sense of heaviness and overt power that keeps it from being as incredibly drinkable as those wines. Still, quite enjoyable though rather disappointing after the '08 (which I liked a great deal more). Update: Certainly more enjoyable after a couple of days in the fridge, with the fruit freshening up and the mineral flavours building in intensity, but still a bit disappointing compared to the other Lauers.
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This is tasty stuff, but for me it's the almost-but-not-quite dry wines where Lauer really shines, and this one - tropical-fruit flavored and built like an auslese or an especially rich spatlese - doesn't show as much distinction, and became too cloying midway through the bottle. Haven't gotten to the leftovers yet, but after seeing the other note I'm now very curious.
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I opened this yesterday and admittedly, the wine was a little sloppy and all over the place. It went from being too sweet for the acid level, to a little flabby. MY OH MY! What a difference a day makes. This wine is now equivalent to a quintessential kabinett; sugar and acid are in perfect balance, mouth watering and long finish, musky/hairy riesling fruit. Just delicious.
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12/12/2016 - Charlie Carnes wrote:
Maddles.
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6/28/2015 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine:
Pretty and approachable today. Sweetish and leaning toward the tropical side of fruit. Mineral and stone in the background.
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1/24/2014 - salil wrote: 88 Points
Great scent of ripe orchard fruits, stone, flowers and some sponti yeast funk, but it's rather ripe on the palate where it comes across with the sweetness and richness of an Auslese. There's decent acidity here, but I'm left craving a bit more cut and focus, though it's certainly a very good wine.
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8/4/2011 - Charlie Carnes wrote: 90 Points
Very good. This wine is all about tropical expressions and sweetness. Does improve after a couple of days in the fridge.
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2/1/2011 - salil wrote: 87 Points
Much richer and more tropical than the other Lauer bottlings I've had, though showing plenty of complexity with minerally and exotic floral accents. It's not much sweeter than the Senior or Unterstenbersch, but there's a sense of heaviness and overt power that keeps it from being as incredibly drinkable as those wines. Still, quite enjoyable though rather disappointing after the '08 (which I liked a great deal more).
Update: Certainly more enjoyable after a couple of days in the fridge, with the fruit freshening up and the mineral flavours building in intensity, but still a bit disappointing compared to the other Lauers.
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11/15/2010 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 86 Points
This is tasty stuff, but for me it's the almost-but-not-quite dry wines where Lauer really shines, and this one - tropical-fruit flavored and built like an auslese or an especially rich spatlese - doesn't show as much distinction, and became too cloying midway through the bottle. Haven't gotten to the leftovers yet, but after seeing the other note I'm now very curious.
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10/8/2010 - Charlie Carnes wrote: 92 Points
I opened this yesterday and admittedly, the wine was a little sloppy and all over the place. It went from being too sweet for the acid level, to a little flabby. MY OH MY! What a difference a day makes. This wine is now equivalent to a quintessential kabinett; sugar and acid are in perfect balance, mouth watering and long finish, musky/hairy riesling fruit. Just delicious.
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