2004 A. Christmann Konigsbacher Idig Riesling Großes Gewächs

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  8/20/2022 - aquacongas wrote: 95 Points

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  We get 3 Rieslings blindly. This was the first. I guessed a hotter year as 2005 or 07 and Pfalz or Nahe. A bit too much yellow stone fruits and a hint too sweet. The bottle was greatly stored. A had this bottle "much" fresher in my memory. I was surprised of the vintage.
  
  The second bottle was much fresher and more precise. I guessed Pfalz, someone said Idig. I said never because I'm not a big fan of the heavy Idig but this was beautiful and not reached his top. 95
  
  The third was easy I thought. Keller Morstein 2004 because I had the Kirchspiel one month before and the G-max is more concentrated but this was again Kirchspiel. It is the perfect Riesling bottle. Heaven again. Fresh, light-fooded but with a cristal clear brilliance. It will last at least 10 more years. Not sweet, not perfumed. Brutally graceful. 100

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  3/4/2021 - cypra Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Opened the bottle 1h before the first glass. In direct comparison with IDIG 2005 and 2007. Straw yellow. Slight petrol vanished quickly, fruit developed in the glass. Very nice freshness, yellow fruit, minerality, long finish. It will not improve with further cellaring, but hold on this level for a few years. The best of the three vintages. Pleasure for lovers of matured Riesling

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  12/23/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This bottle was from double Magnum (!!), not blind. I had one week before Idig 2002 from Magnum. So big differences. The 02 was phenomenal fresh and balanced.
  This one was good, a nicely aged Riesling but maybe a bit over his top. Creamy, peaches, apricot and honey. Some nuts in the finish. For a 04 lacking aciidty to give him legth and precision. Anyway great wine. 92-93

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  9/21/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Some Impressions; 9/15/2018-9/22/2018 (Concept Riesling Düsseldorf): Dark golden in colour but much fresher in palate. Wet stones and a lot of green tea in mid to late palate. Nice starting Risling aging signs but the finish is with cracking citrus notes dominated. I#M not sure if this wine is on is peak or as many other guess still a long distance runner. I would drink now and in the next 2-3 years. Again an awesome wine from 2004. 93

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  7/21/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Many people like old Idigs. I couldn't find the holy gral yet. Often too broad and too aged even in this cool year. Very good Riesling but not my favorite. 92

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