2011 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Saarburger Rausch Riesling Großes Gewächs

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  12/9/2022 - James Kim Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted for 1h then back into bottle. Drank over 3h. From memory. Near the 4 mark after decant, beautiful seamless palate with apples, unripe peaches, lovely minerals, herbs and a hint of petrol. Excellent balance. Drinking really well but I think will evolve further with some more age.

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  8/29/2021 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Stone fruit, tart peach, lemon, minerals, and a hint of petrol on the nose. Lovely acidity, rounded out by riper fruit and citrus without being too rich. Nice finish. Great wine that manages to be delicate and crisp yet with plenty of ripeness.

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  5/9/2020 - theRealPepe Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The Zilliken Saarburger Rausch GG was pretty darn lovely. Floral on the nose with some petrol. Apple and mineral in prodigious quantity along with a faint hint of vanilla. There is a touch of acidity and lime but perhaps maybe a little more would have been nice, since it is a Großes Gewächs. Excellent.

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  7/28/2019 - fozzibaer Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Drank over 3 days, became better and better. I have another bottle and should wait another 5 years I guess.

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  6/16/2019 - drrobvino wrote: 89 Points

  Tasty dry Riesling. This was on the expensive side for my personal comfort zone, and I am not sure this bottle rose to the level that would make this a repurchase for me. Green apple, petroleum, and white pepper on the nose, repeated on the palate.
  Very good (but not quite enough) acidity, which is my only real drawback on this wine.
  Drink now through 2030.

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