Wonderful matured, this Riesling Privat from Nigl is quite positively evolved and the initial ageing window from Peter Moser was correct. The bouquet mixes some vineyard peaches and honey, but also some chalkiness. I would guess (thanks to the screw cap), it should stay on this level for another 5-10 years.
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Some blinds and non-blinds (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. I had been thoroughly convinced this was an Austrian Grüner Veltliner from the nose on this -- there was so much green it was almost spicy (like a jalapeño). This had a few of the fruit aromas I could associate with riesling, such as white peach, but those seemed a little more peripheral than that greenness. The waxiness on the back end helped push me further towards Austria.
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Golden/yellow in colour. Quite evolved on the nose - notes of petrol, botryris, herbs, slightly floral notes, yellow stone fruit, hints of dried fruit. Quite layered and complex. On the palate powerful, grippy and dense. Very nice mouthfeel, good acidity and length. Showing very well, but no rush. 91-93
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3/12/2023 - Klugi Wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful matured, this Riesling Privat from Nigl is quite positively evolved and the initial ageing window from Peter Moser was correct.
The bouquet mixes some vineyard peaches and honey, but also some chalkiness.
I would guess (thanks to the screw cap), it should stay on this level for another 5-10 years.
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6/12/2021 - Isobel goudi Likes this wine: 94 Points
Großartig. Unerwartet. Schmelz. Reife Aromen ohne Ende. Honig Quitten reife Birne geschmeidig mittlerer Körper mittlerebsäure erinnert mich an den 2012er emile von trimbach
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2/25/2018 - InVinjeVeritas wrote: 78 Points
Lacking fruit and acid to cope with 14% alcohol. Might have been better some years back.
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11/12/2017 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Some blinds and non-blinds (Chicago, IL): Served double blind. I had been thoroughly convinced this was an Austrian Grüner Veltliner from the nose on this -- there was so much green it was almost spicy (like a jalapeño). This had a few of the fruit aromas I could associate with riesling, such as white peach, but those seemed a little more peripheral than that greenness. The waxiness on the back end helped push me further towards Austria.
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9/12/2017 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
Golden/yellow in colour. Quite evolved on the nose - notes of petrol, botryris, herbs, slightly floral notes, yellow stone fruit, hints of dried fruit. Quite layered and complex. On the palate powerful, grippy and dense. Very nice mouthfeel, good acidity and length. Showing very well, but no rush. 91-93
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