1990 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #2

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  2/26/2021 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Online Blind Tasting #5: Note is based on a tasting sip in the morning on day one, ~4cl on the evening and 0,1l filled in a bottle and sealed with argon gas on the evening of day three.
  Glass: Zalto Universal
  From a perfect bottle. Clear, deep golden color. Clean, medium+, fully developed nose. Lots of ripe Amalfi citrus notes, icing sugar, lots of crushed stones, smoke and delicate petrol notes. Very dense and beautiful.
  Sweet, balanced by the high, wonderfull integrated acidity. 7,5% abv. Lots of ripe Amalfi citrus, yellow stone fruit, herbs, crushed stones. Juicy, great tension and grip. Wonderful balance and harmony. Very fresh. Long and lingering. Drink now or within the next 5+ years. 93-94

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  12/1/2018 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Clear, medium glowing golden-amber color. Almost viscous liquid. Clean, medium+ intense, fully developed nose with an awesome aromatic of peat, malt and smoke. Almost like a good Single Malt Whisky. Yellow ripe stone fruit and salty mineral notes. Wonderful, very special perfume. On the palate more off-dry then sweet. High, racy and ripe acidity, still fully integrated. Ripe stone fruit, some botrytis notes, some signs of maturity, great mineral core. Lots of tension and grip. Long and lingering. Wonderful Auslese at its full peak. I would drink it now or within the next 5 years, because I don't know, how the high acidity will develop. 93-94

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  4/30/2015 - etyc Likes this wine:

  Wow, this was magnificent when sufficiently chilled! Honey'ed nose of flowers, nectarines. I had expected this to be much sweeter (given that it's an Auslese), but it seemed like the sweetness had somewhat toned down a notch after all these time in bottle. This was so rich on the palate, but yet felt so light and fresh (acidity) that there wasn't any sense of cloying at all. Very very good! Brought home some, and wife said "go buy more" after trying it! Thank-you very much, JT... :(

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  4/30/2015 - Dbrane wrote: 90 Points

  Wow it was more than 2 years ago since I last had this. From my prior note, it seemed like nothing has changed. Still golden, vibrant acidity though this time it did seem sweeter than before. But still the acidity kept everything in check. I think I need 5 more years before I touch the next bottle!

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  2/26/2013 - Dbrane wrote: 90 Points

  Golden but not browning yet. Lovely exotic nose with lemon, citrus and peaches. Sweetness very much mellowed down, akin to a Spatlese level yet medium-bodied. Superb balance and very very easy to glide down the throat, almost silky. Still astonishing young because the palate is not totally secondary yet. What keeps it from being rated higher is that it is not even showing its full potential yet (surprise surprise). Will still evolve for years!

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