1998 Schloss Gobelsburg Riesling Beerenauslese Zöbinger Heiligenstein

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  7/4/2014 - sweetstuff wrote: 93 Points

  Age of Riesling Bill Mayer; 12 pabv; 375 ml. $46.00/375 ml.
  
  Cork finished; double decanted. Thick sheeting; very little tearing. Gold-orange-green. with a hint of brown emerging starting day 5.
  
  At first quite muscular:orange flower, anise, clove. vanilla, earth, touch of hickory smoke, some petrol.
  
  Flavored spun sugar, melding into orange spirit the first impression; breath of a little pine tar; spiritous energetic white-wine tannin; then trims down into a very focused and well-structured dessert wine, with juicy acidity. Peach and pear flavors with light fumet stock surround the core flavors.
  Great length. Needs several days or even weeks of slow ox. Still almost completely primary. Drink 2015--2025.
  
  Compares very favorably to the 2008 Auslese Riesling from this vintage and producer; very terroir-specific; a perfectly characteristic, powerful, mouth-fillling, and distinctive beverage. When up on its feet and fully integrated will almost certainly merit a higher score. Seems that four days is the optimal slo-ox for this one. THere is a bit of hardness on the finish that prevents this wine from being a classic.
  
  93/100,

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  12/31/2013 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 97 Points

  Mid to deep , rather brassy golden colour. Gorgeous nose. Deep, rich botrytis-laden nose with honey, hints of marmalade, apricots, all held together by a thread of minerality that makes you think if you could pull that thread, you'd get a classy Kamptal riesling unravelling from within the botrytis cardigan.
  Beautiful attack. Silky, tongue-cossetting sweetness, but with an excellent acidity that punches out into the sides of the mouth and onto the tip of the tongue. Very, very poised and elegant, but also with layers and layers of delicious flavours and fruit. So well balanced that you hardly notice that it's sweet in the mouth.
  
  No rush to drink up at all. This cost me 395 Schillings back in 1998 (about £20), which makes it an absolute bargain. I wish I'd bought more, or rather that I'd been able to buy more: unfortunately this was the last half bottle they had at the Schloss.
  
  12% abv

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  12/29/2001 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 93 Points

  Dinner at Schloss Gobelsburg (Schloss Gobelsburg): Again a lovely nose. Bit less intense than the TBA (naturally!). Remarkably fresh and fruity, with plenty of pleasing acidity.

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