2006 Weingut Heymann-Löwenstein Riesling Schieferterrassen

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  4/2/2014 - JustNathan Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Mid-golden yellow, intense honeysuckle and mushroom notes with that Riesling petrol. Just off-dry very rich body, acidity now fading just a little, smooth, fresh ripe peaches, mandarin, huge length and mineral finish. A beautiful wine but losing its precision now. Time to drink up and move onto a more recent vintage.

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  2/8/2013 - JustNathan Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Pale gold, showing clear edges with an almost rusty hue in the centre. Complex, sweet, warm, butterscotch, slightly mushroomy smell. Very dry with a layered complex spicy, warm taste. Very long and satisfying length. Tasted directly in comparison with a Paul Blanck Grand Cru Riesling from Alsace, this stood up very well indeed. A very satisfying wine, and I don't think it's available now at anything like what I paid for it.

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  8/18/2012 - JustNathan Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Typical of Heymann-Loewenstein but unusual for the Mosel, this is a modern, weighty, just off-dry Riesling which stuns in its complexity. Much more evolved than the last bottle from the case that we enjoyed a year ago. It's a distinctive warm golden colour with obvious body and layer upon layer of smells. Starting with a distinct kerosene and botrytis shitaake mushroom smell with some honeysuckle tone. The taste has a Bellini peach and citrus characteristic with some spiciness and slight nuttiness, great balanced acidity, minerality and long enduring finish. Superb.

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  7/3/2012 - BradboBaggins wrote: flawed

  Kinda awkward, with an almost malolactic-y note. Unclear whether it was flawed or just disjointed and awkward.

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  5/3/2011 - Jack Cranley wrote: 88 Points

  Golden color, nice concentration... just a little bit of distraction from the alcohol but pretty yummy overall.

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