2018 Ratzenberger Bacharacher Riesling Kabinett feinherb

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  2/1/2024 - Clemster wrote:

  When all is said and done, the aromatics of this lovely wine leave no doubt about its origins: the mountain of black Devon slate that the Romans named Bacchi Ara: the "Altar of Bacchus," and the deepest, coldest cellar I know in Germany.
  
  At first, the wine smells of summer, with warm, ripe Red Haven peaches, dried apricots, and honeyed ginger moving in and out of the foreground as the nose evolves in the glass. Later honeysuckle, lime blossoms, and crystallized honeycomb emerge, sometimes alternating with pink grapefruit, butterscotch, and coriander seed.
  
  On the palate, the wine is both creamy and sinewy: mouthfilling, salty, and just off-dry, with flavors of juicy Meyer lemon, grilled pineapple, white peaches and fresh thyme, all comingled with palpable Devon slate minerality; its barely perceptible sweetness in easy harmonic tension with ripe, citric acidity. The overall impression is one of fine creamy elegance. And the finish goes on forever. Drink now–2045 (!).

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  3/17/2023 - maxemildj@hotmail.com wrote:

  Befinder sig i S.L.V. kassen

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  2/6/2021 - skurtz Likes this wine: 90 Points

  On the nose, herbal and citrus notes. Medium bodied on the palate, we have green fruit, melon, citrus, apple, nice mineral and salinity and acid in the finish to perfectly balance the slight sweetness. Tasty contrast paired with stir fried bok choy and mushrooms. 90/91

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  2/5/2021 - Rich S Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Consistent with previous bottles. Solid, but somewhat simple, Riesling. Versatile from a food pairing perspective.

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  10/22/2020 - Rich S Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nose of green apple, white peach and a bit of citrus. Very fresh and fruit forward with maybe a touch of honeysuckle. Similar flavors on the palate with some stony/steel flavors on the back end but mostly driven by nice ripe citrus and stone fruit. Medium+ acid with a hint of sweetness on the finish. Delicious riesling and paired very well with sushi.

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