2021 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thörnicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett feinherb Gackes Unten

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  2/25/2024 - lukeintowine wrote: 93 Points

  The definition of balance. Great wine!
  93-94

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  8/15/2023 - JJKinch wrote: 93 Points

  Nice citrus- Lemon, lime, slight herbal, floral, salinity. Dry. Good acidity. Bright. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable.

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  6/9/2023 - Putnam Weekley Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Ludes '21s landed in Detroit today so we opened six of them; I kept four.
  10% abv. AP 3. $33-35 SRP. Piercing aromatics, of smoldering flint; apple peel, ginger. Impacted texture. Hissing acidity. It's about as dry as a feinherb should allow, lol! Raspy, gripping seizures of stone dust. Lime blossom oil. Green tea. Pretty and elegant even in its ruthless persistence.

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  4/28/2023 - CADomer Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This is the second installment from the trio of 2021 Kabinetts that I opened last week in a study of some of my absolute favorite bottlings to not only see how they compared to each other, but also how they would each evolve over the following week.
  This wine really stood out to me when we tasted with Julian at the winery back in December, so I was very much looking forward to spending some quality time with it.
  Right from the start this showed that unique Thörnicher Ritsch character that I love. The nose was savory and smokey with notes of flint and torched herbs.
  The palate was both delicate and persistent at the same time. Notes of apple skin, fresh herbs, and bergamot gave way to a savory, salty, and ginger infused finish. The energy of this wine seemed to build throughout the night.
  After a full week in the fridge, this hadn’t lost a beat. You could hardly tell that any time had passed, to be honest.
  The nose was still very flinty and herbaceous. The palate was incredibly long and saline with great acidity, sour oranges, and wonderfully lip smacking.
  Just a crazy delicious wine that showcases a truly special producer and site. I am so happy to have enjoyed this bottle, but I will hide away my other bottles because like Julian said while we were at the winery, “the 2021s are for eternity.”

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  3/12/2023 - evjoh Likes this wine:

  Drank side-by-side with the Gackes oben. It's amazing how much difference a hundred feet makes on the hill. This is noticeably riper and sweeter while still remaining faithful to the cold, steep slopes of the Ritsch. The fruit leans lemon lime with a strong streak of minerality through the palate.
  
  I think this wine is actually mislabeled on here as a feinherb; the label just says Kabinett. The Gackes oben is labeled as a Kabinett feinherb and it feels like it.

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