F.X. Pichler Riesling Unendlich full vertical (1998-2017) (Restaurant Waldhorn, Kirchheim, Germany): Glass: Gabriel Standard Opened about 1h before drinking, not decanted. Perfect bottle! Clear, deep golden color, still very young. Clean, medium+ intense and rather youthful nose. Deep, herbaceous, ripe Amalfi citrus, smoke. Great perfume! Wow! Amazing wine! Still young. The complexity and flavors of 2015 and 2007, but with a perfectly integrated alcohol. Never hot, never broad or massive! Lots of ripe citrus, some clean botrytis. Great texture, wonderful acidity. Looong! So fresh and joyful! Wonderful experience. This bottle is certainly at its full peak, but will stay there for at least 5+ years. My WOTN! 96-97
This is as close to being a WOW wine as you can get 94+. PnP, minerality kept increasing, a little oxidized, but a fantastic wine. LOOOOOONG. MINERAL. This is a Grand Cru wine no doubt about it.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Blind California Cult Cabernet Tasting (Mill Creek, WA): My notes say that the label showed well over 15% alchohol. The wine sure doesn’t show it on the nose or the palate. Very nice citrus nose that also shows some botrytis and spice. The palate didn’t have nearly the amount of honeyed sweetness that I expected because of the nose, but there were nice lemon/lime flavors. Probably because I usually drink Rieslings like this on the younger side. Long finish – unending may be a stretch, but it’s still long... Not as distinctive as I had expected, but still very nice.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Christianne's Dinner (San Francisco): Excellent. Rich in sweet fruit, but searingly (in a good way) dry. Loads slate and not as much "botrytis fat" as I seemed to remember in the past. This has tons of upside.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Stunningly good wine. Ultra pure Riesling flavors with a really natural feel. Really big and flashy, but never overdone and with great definition and backbone. Better than I had hoped. Textured and ripe like it may have some botrytis; either way, just delicious.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
(F.X. Pichler Riesling Unendlich) Nose of super ripe fruit. Jumped out of the glass. Elegant and refined on the palate despite the wealth of material. Huge yet restrained. Touch hot but definetly over the top. Interesting as an oddity.
NOTE: Some content is property of JancisRobinson.com and Vinous and Rockss and Fruit.
1/25/2020 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 97 Points
F.X. Pichler Riesling Unendlich full vertical (1998-2017) (Restaurant Waldhorn, Kirchheim, Germany): Glass: Gabriel Standard
Opened about 1h before drinking, not decanted. Perfect bottle!
Clear, deep golden color, still very young. Clean, medium+ intense and rather youthful nose. Deep, herbaceous, ripe Amalfi citrus, smoke. Great perfume!
Wow! Amazing wine! Still young. The complexity and flavors of 2015 and 2007, but with a perfectly integrated alcohol. Never hot, never broad or massive! Lots of ripe citrus, some clean botrytis. Great texture, wonderful acidity. Looong! So fresh and joyful! Wonderful experience. This bottle is certainly at its full peak, but will stay there for at least 5+ years. My WOTN! 96-97
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2)
5/19/2015 - KenPlace wrote: 94 Points
This is as close to being a WOW wine as you can get 94+. PnP, minerality kept increasing, a little oxidized, but a fantastic wine. LOOOOOONG. MINERAL. This is a Grand Cru wine no doubt about it.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/10/2010 - last chance wrote: 93 Points
Blind California Cult Cabernet Tasting (Mill Creek, WA): My notes say that the label showed well over 15% alchohol. The wine sure doesn’t show it on the nose or the palate. Very nice citrus nose that also shows some botrytis and spice. The palate didn’t have nearly the amount of honeyed sweetness that I expected because of the nose, but there were nice lemon/lime flavors. Probably because I usually drink Rieslings like this on the younger side. Long finish – unending may be a stretch, but it’s still long... Not as distinctive as I had expected, but still very nice.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
12/28/2007 - mdefreitas wrote: 95 Points
Christianne's Dinner (San Francisco): Excellent. Rich in sweet fruit, but searingly (in a good way) dry. Loads slate and not as much "botrytis fat" as I seemed to remember in the past. This has tons of upside.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/6/2007 - psmith wrote:
Stunningly good wine. Ultra pure Riesling flavors with a really natural feel. Really big and flashy, but never overdone and with great definition and backbone. Better than I had hoped. Textured and ripe like it may have some botrytis; either way, just delicious.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment