2004 Schloss Schönborn Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Spätlese

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  1/15/2023 - Srsnyder Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This wine has developed wonderfully. Color is a deep golden amber. On the nose there still hints of primary orchard fruit (pear/peach/nectarine) and a hint of lemon but the tertiary aromas of beeswax, lanolin and some pine/forest come through. On the palate the sugar and acidity are nicely balanced, with the expected sweetness of a spatlese coming through. The tertiary components are present, but the primary fruit is still there, lurking in the background. I'd anticipate it lasting another 5-10 years but if you like some residual primary characteristics on your aged riesling then it's time to enjoy now. I didn't know what to expect when I opened it, and was very pleasantly surprised.

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  2/24/2017 - mpsocal Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Seems like a young wine. nice and sweet with a little acid on the back end. Flavor of nectarine, apple, and honeysuckle. I wish I would have bought more.

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  11/29/2014 - fingers wrote: 92 Points

  I think that peternelson's note from two years ago is still perfectly applicable. In my mind, this is a textbook example of Spatlese-level sweetness and acidity and at ten years old, it still feels very young and fresh and will probably need several more years to start showing some aged character. I can't resist calling it beautiful now, though. 5+11+18+8=92

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  3/23/2014 - yofog wrote: 91 Points

  Doesn't really come across all that sweet, very fresh, but could use more definition, I think, especially towards the finish.

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  7/13/2013 - angryphoton wrote: 90 Points

  This was a really good wine when I had it a couple years ago but suffered as it was drank after a 2007 Donnhoff. Good balance and freshness but lacked acidity when compared to the Donnhoff.

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