2008 Hiedler Weissburgunder Maximum

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 92 points

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  12/1/2020 - Rieslingfan wrote:

  Crazy things happen when you are digging around in the cellar! I thought I had drunk my last bottle of this years ago. Do a little rearranging, and out pops another bottle, now twelve years past the vintage. Who keeps Pinot Blanc for twelve years? Apparently, me! I put it in the fridge with little to no hope, and was shocked when I opened it. Not only was it still alive, it was fascinating. Spice, tree fruit, texturally rich and mouth-filling, it was an experience hard to really put into words. I kept grabbing another small pour, as I didn’t want to subject the wine in the glass to too much oxygen. I thought it might collapse. It didn’t. It just powered through with the skill of a linebacker. Muscular, especially for the variety, it carried on through and after dinner, and I left a glass just to see what might become of it overnight.

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  1/5/2012 - Rieslingfan wrote: 92 Points

  I've always found it odd that anyone would name a cuvee of Pinot Blanc of any kind 'Maximum', but this one lives up to its name. On night one it was thick, almost viscous in mouthfeel and bursting with ripe peach and pear fruit to the point of near oppressive weight. I put the leftovers in the fridge, forgetting to even cork up the bottle.
  
  So here it is 72 hours later, and a wine has emerged from the bottle. It still carries plenty of fruit, but the heaviness is gone. There is now a second layer of flavor that includes pepper and cress, reminiscent of a fine Gruner Veltliner. The acidity is now in balance, and overall I wish I had opened the bottle three days early (or decanted for a long time). Delicious stuff that reminds me why I have thought of this wine as the best Pinot Blanc/Weissburgunder in the world.

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