2002 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese **

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  8/5/2022 - jlm wrote: flawed

  Like many, I bought this at Premier Cru some 17+ years ago for $15, no doubt thinking what an amazing deal it was to get not just an Auslese from Ürz Würz in a good vintage for so cheap, but a ** Auslese at that! Well here I am all these years later realizing that I don't think a single one of my bottles has been sound. They've run the gamut from horrifically corked to mildly corked to flat and uninteresting. A shame.

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  7/6/2021 - DaleW wrote:

  Honied, botrytis, good acids. B+/B

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  2/7/2021 - stevetimko Likes this wine:

  This is one of those Premier Cru John Joseph Christoffel ausleses that sold dollar-wise in the teens. Still in great shape. The streak of acid is noticeable to offset the sweetness. Glenn, who supplied the wine, thought it was close to a BA. Strong tropical notes. Golden-amber color. Nice finish. This has years to go. A Premier Cru import.

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  4/3/2020 - grafstrb wrote:

  -- popped and poured --
  -- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
  -- AP No.: … 006 03 --
  
  NOSE: rich; medium+ expressiveness; buttered butternut squash; tertiary.
  
  BODY: neon light amber color; medium-full to full bodied.
  
  TASTE: medium-low acidity; mostly tertiary; very pleasant; not super-sweet --- clearly this has aged; 8% alc. not noticeable; likely at, or a bit past, peak. Drink Now and over the next 10 years, depending on how "fully mature" you prefer your sweet Rieslings; for my preferences, it's a Drink Now. gut impression score: 90.

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  7/18/2019 - cweiss wrote:

  Wellfleet. Nothing spectacular but meritorious and approaching maturity. Demi-sec st this point.

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