2012 Weingut Markus Huber Riesling Eiswein

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  5/28/2016 - sweetstuff wrote: 96 Points

  This wine has some fine print on the label, that states it was actually made by Bern Huber of Burgenland, not in the region Traisental. Markus Huber GmBH is the bottler. This is unlike an earlier Eiswein, that was made on the Berg vineyard in the Traisental, if the labeling can be believed. This is supported by an adhesive over-labeling that is placed over the original bar-code. It was misidentified at auction as being from the Berg vineyard and being an Eiswein #34, none of which appears on either label. It is 10 percent abv; sold at 3 bottles for $65 before premium. Screw-capped.
  
  Very light green. Passionfruit flower, Cameroon tobacco, and rich cola in the nose, with white peach underneath. Smells of red berry fruit quite powerful at first. Rich on entry, with both punchy hibiscus tea and delicate floral flavors. At first the midpalate seemed a bit empty but the flavors came rushing in like a tidal wave. A marvelous and extremely long finish, with good skin texture enclosing the experience. Drinkable now, but better with a little more age--it's got a ton of baby fat that it might not lose for a while, so a matter of taste. Great purity in concert with forceful expression. What a steal! Rated at 94/100 Parker points, but by Cellartracker, 96/100.

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