2005 Wolfberger Riesling Rangen

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  11/23/2021 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Quite intense lemon-yellow color with a neon yellow-green cue. Instantly recognizable textbook Riesling nose with aromas of lemon marmalade, some ripe golden apple, light tangerine-driven notes of fresh citrus fruits, light nuances of petrolly minerality and a cool hint of minty lift. The wine is very ripe, quite broad and slightly sweet-toned on the palate with a rather full body and rich flavors of lemon marmalade and candied ginger, some petrol tones, a little bit of ripe tangerine, light stony mineral nuances and a hint of honeycomb. The overall feel is very juicy, but also slightly soft, thanks to the only medium-to-moderately high acidity. The finish is ripe, juicy and quite long with rich, off-dry flavors of lemon marmalade, some acacia honey, a little bit of steely minerality, light petrol nuances, a hint of ripe peach and a touch of candied ginger.
  
  A very rich, ripe and concentrated Grand Cru Riesling with tons of juicy, off-dry fruit, but unfortunately a bit too soft structure that really doesn't lend enough freshness to serve as a counterpoint to the full body and richness of the fruit. The overall style is still surprisingly youthful, however, and even though the wine doesn't have that much in the way of structure, I can see this continuing to improve for many more years. Guessing it correctly was quite easy, because the bottle neck was visible and also very recognizable - my first guess was Wolfberger Rangen Riesling 2009 due to the obvious ripeness, another attendee guessed the same wine but 2007. After told that the wine was correct but the vintage was wrong, we both went to 2005. Bingo. All in all, enjoyable stuff for occasions that call for rich, off-dry Riesling but not that much structure.

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  5/22/2007 - tendring Likes this wine: 82 Points

  Sweet, fruity, nose.
  Fruity, good weight, good length.

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