2016 Peter Lauer Kupp Kabinett Faß 8

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 92 points

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  5/5/2021 - OenoEd Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Kabinetts often err by tasting slightly too sweet or not sweet enough. This walks the line as well as any. Nose does not hint at sweetness, with its superb crushed shells, creamy lime, and flinty minerality. The first sip presents sweet white fruit, a bit of peach, green apple, pear, and lime custard, maybe ripe green melon. But the acidity is a potent magnet, pulling back the sweetness to gorgeous neutrality, with notes of pickled ginger, oshinko, a superb umami roundness, and a long finish of ginger ale and underripe mango. Perfect w Compere Lapin’s spicy fried pig ears, and Chef Ninas snapper w radish and carrot reduction. Shows itself best w food that has some spice and fat, if not too rich or creamy.

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  8/30/2020 - Nostromo99 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Lovely sweetish nose of citrus, white flowers and green apples. Wonderfully balanced in the mouth. Neither sweetness nor acidity are overdone - very Goldilocks. Good length. Very mineral, slatey palate. Light touch overall. Superbly drinkable. My favourite of the three '16 kabinetts I've tried recently.

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  4/30/2020 - DK Amateur Likes this wine:

  This took an hour of air and some warming to show what it has. What a Kabinett! At 8% alcohol and with an amount of sugar that does not seem to exceed that of a feinherb to any great extent, it is a classic Kabinett. The aromas are, however, quite extraordinarily complex: smoky, floral, fruity (peach), sponti, citrus, mineral and green herbs. Layered taste with creamy texture, great balance. Such a wonderful wine!

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  4/18/2020 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Lauer is know for his off dry wines, feinherb and tbf, but his pradikats can be sensational. This Kabinett is terrific. It has lime citrus, and a hint of tangerine peel, and it is full slate and stone impressions, it is racy, zippy, tart, happy, and as always, with so many of the Lauer wines, something wild! Love it!

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  6/16/2019 - MikeJK Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Star bright medium lemon-green. Nose is of ripe tree fruit (red delicious) with some stone fruit notes as well. Palate is concentrated with medium sweetness and m(+) acid. Length is m(+). This is a well-made, ripe example but RS is slightly higher than acid allows (for my taste). Should probably hold and revisit in 3-5 years. If drinking now, benefits from a few minutes in decanter and should be chilled.

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