2010 Loimer Riesling Reserve Steinmassl

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  6/6/2015 - EMAZurich wrote: 94 Points

  Intensives Goldgelb (trauringfarben) im Kern, wässriger Rand.
  Wunderschön traubige Rieslingnase, Pfirsich in der Hauptrolle, kleiner Botrytiston, Petrolhauch...
  Erstaunlich kommunikativ, offen, frischfruchtig nach Steinobst, etwas Heu und Wiesenblumen.
  
  Ein beeindruckender Riesling!

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  12/7/2013 - EirikM wrote: 90 Points

  Love the minerality. (Very) high acidity, but not completely out of whack. Citrus, green apples and grapefruit. A food wine, like most 2010s. I was impressed. Half a point extra for the cool glas cork;) elegant more than complex

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  10/8/2013 - M.Batard wrote: 92 Points

  From the wine list at Hakkasan NYC. Citrus and peach nose, maybe a hint of honey? Stone fruit and mineral palate, with high acidity, quite dry. Very long finish. Really stood up to the varied Chinese cuisine very, very well. Brilliant effort, I thought.

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  8/2/2012 - Zoltán Németi Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Fresh, greenish grapefruit nose with good intensity. High acid backbone on the palate, very dry, tart, but balanced. Slight vegetal aromas suggesting some Botrytis.

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  4/16/2012 - DonalOB wrote: 92 Points

  Loimer - Austrian wines (Watson's, Hong Kong): According to Fred Loimer, Gruner Veltliner needs water but Riesling needs to see water. This premier cru vineyard, Steinmassl, (meaning 'stone tool', a reference to the schist soils) overlooks the local river on banked terraces. The wine is vinified with just a little bit of residual sugar - in this case 8g/l, close to the maximum allowed. However, this is tiny compared to the typical amounts in German 'dry' Riesling which often has 40-60g/l. Certainly, a sensitive tongue-tip was needed to notice the sugar present and the finish on this was bone-dry. The nose was white peach with a floral note as well. Apparently this is closest in style to some of the Rieslings from Rheinhessen and Nahe.

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