2018 Hofgut Falkenstein Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese feinherb #3

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  6/17/2023 - wlsch Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Opened because I discovered this one had a slightly leaky cork. Had about half an inch of ullage, but the wine seems sound. Nose has a lot of lime and citrus, but on the palate that lime citrus turns to peach and apricot stone fruit on the finish. Really good minerality and crushed stone notes. Medium sweetness is balanced by medium+ acidity. I like where this is right now. It's starting to develop some secondary flavors and despite being from a vintage where a lot of wines lacked acidity, I think this still has enough acidity to balance the sweetness and to give it enough structure to continue aging gracefully. Holding the other bottles I have for several more years.

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  11/27/2021 - wlsch Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drunk over two days. More petrol when first opened. Lots of peach and citrus, wet stone. It's got the spring water lightness but has great intensity of fruit while maintaining a lithe frame. Not as highly wound as it was on release, but it's still pretty tight. I get what some others say about the lack of acid compared to some other vintages, but it still has medium+ acidity to keep the slight sweetness in check (it has mouthwatering acid in the finish). Better poise and better integrated on day two. To me it seems like a great wine that just needs time to come together. I have 3 more bottles and think it'd be best to hold off until at least 2023 and maybe a bit more.

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  11/4/2021 - melvinyeowq wrote:

  Very pale colour. Not too sweet but the lack of acid showed through despite the zesty lemon fruit. After much hype I wasn't very impressed by this.

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  6/28/2021 - Vas19 wrote: 91 Points

  Finish doesnt quite have the cut I would like which is probably a product of the vintage. Otherwise really nice.

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  5/10/2020 - PT insurgent wrote:

  Super bottle. Notes of lime, green apple, petrol, kerosene. Palate like nose, bracing acid, lots of minerality, wet rocks.

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