2001 Alfred Merkelbach Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese #10

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  12/10/2023 - viniferatu Likes this wine:

  the color is hardly golden at all, there's still a bit of a green tint, this is acting like a 3 to 5 year old, not a 22 year old! The balance and youthfulness here is unreal, beautiful citrus and apples, fresh flowers, airy spice and honey. Long and elegant finish, just a touch sweet, this is a drinking Auslese through and through, so balanced and fresh. If tasting blind I really wonder if I'd say it was a 5 year old kabinett... such a memorable wine, thank you

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  9/2/2023 - salil wrote: 94 Points

  With Zak and Megan in the Catskills. Everything I could want an classic Mosel Riesling to taste like with gentle citrus and apple fruit tinged with herbal, floral, and mineral accents, and some savoury development. It's remarkably light on its feet with restrained sweetness and bright acids - it feels lighter and more dry than most modern Kabinett (let alone Spätlese), but the balance and depth here are perfect.

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  5/5/2018 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very gentle. Nose shows green apple, a bit of sweet lime, sugar, honeysuckle and a touch of minerality. Palate is similar - I keep waiting for the acid to come up and grip but it doesn't. This is very elegant aged Riesling that's lacking a bit of acid and intensity. No formal scores but I'd put this at 15/20.

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  3/18/2018 - salil wrote: 93 Points

  Pat's note nails this. This is an outstanding wine, a combination of the restraint and delicate touch I expect from Merkelbach, and the intensity and finesse of the 2001 vintage. Just a fantastic bottle of Riesling, and I am glad to have a couple more in the cellar.

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  3/18/2018 - prof b wrote: 93 Points

  This is a really nice wine. White fruit and apples along with stones and honey. All too cold when it was opened but when it warmed up a bit, it was rocking.

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