Any of these seem like especially good deals?

[SteveTimko]

1997 von Hovel Oberemmeler Htte Auslese 30
1997 Muller-Catoir Mussbacher Eselshaut Auslese 40
1996 Neckerauer W. Goldberg Scheurebe Auslese 20
1998 Franz Kunstler Hochleimer Holle Auslese 40
1990 Dr. H. Thanisch Bernkasteler Badstube Auslese 35
1993 Maximin Grnhaus Abtsberg Auslese 35
1996 Selbach-Oster Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese 25
1998 J.u.H.A Strub Niersteiner Paterberg Auslese 20
1997 Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese 30
1998 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Auslese 30
1994 Schloss Saarstein Serriger Schloss Saarsteiner Spatlese 25
1997 Dnnhoff Niederhuser Herrmannshhle Spatlese 40
1994 Maximin Grnhaus Abtsberg Spatlese 25
1996 Koehler Ruprecht Kallstadter Saumagen Muskateller Auslese 30
1997 Von Buhl Forster Pechstein Spatlese HT 25
1998 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Spatlese 35
1994 von Hovel Oberemmeler Hutte Spatlese 25
1996 Lingenfelder Grokarlbacher Osterberg Spatlese HT 20
1996 von Kesselstatt Scharzhoffberger Spatlese 30
1996 Joh. Jos. Prm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese 35
1995 Joh. Jos. Prm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 45
1998 Dr. F. Weins-Prum Graacher Domprobst Spatlese 25

 

[Arjun Mendiratta]

Those all look like good prices. Unless you don't like aged German riesling, in which case they're wildly expensive.

 

[Yixin]

There are multiple bottlings for at least the following (asuming you would have noted the capsule/stars/fuder - i.e. these are 'straight' Sp and Aus): von Hovel, von Schubert (I think there was a second non-fudered '93 Abtsberg), Prm (there were 2 normal Sptlesen in '96). And so on.

Of the above, I've only had 5 or 6 in the last year. Assuming it's Joh. Jos. Christoffel, I would bite on the '97. Kunstler slightly thick and drying out. '97 von Hovel rustic but lovely now in that idiom - had it in May with him. Fritz Haag opening up well.

On reputation and memory alone I would go for Weins-Prm (but it's a leaner style - it was certainly quite lean circa 2000), von Schubert, and perhaps the Schloss Saarstein. Don't know that much outside MSR, sorry.

 

[robert ames]

perhaps you'd want to mention 'age of riesling'?

 

[VLM]

I'd be all over that Grunhaus.

 

[SteveTimko]

Yeah, the Grunhaus is one I coveted. I've had very little Strub, but I think I'd like those, too.
The Von Hovel sound interesting too, although IIRC the board seems to think the quality took an upswing recently.
I didn't want to be accused of promoting someone's business, by the way.

 

[Yixin]

von Kunow's wines have always been good, if on the rustic and jolly side. Whoever thinks the quality took an upswing recently is retarded (in the proper sense of the word).

 

[The Wine Mule]

1990 Dr. H. Thanisch Bernkasteler Badstube Auslese 35

Dollars or Euros?

I'd probably buy at either price, but then I'm crazy.

 

[Rahsaan]

Dollars.

 

[Jay Miller]

the 1997 Muller-Catoir Mussbacher Eselshaut Auslese should be very good and if that's a 750 the price is excellent.

 

[Rahsaan]

So people aren't afraid of 97s?

I guess if one is selective.

 

[Yixin]

Why should they be?

 

[Rahsaan]

Overly soft year?

 

[Yixin]

Not soft enough to fall off a cliff in 12 years, from recent experience. Especially not those from the Saar (which the M-C is not, I know). The Le Gallais wines are especially good.

 

[Rahsaan]

Ok.

I bought some of the 93 Grunhaus from this offer and may add a few things later depending on what is left.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by Rahsaan:
Overly soft year?

as Yixin points out, you may be very pleasantly surprised in the Mosel, and even more so in the Saar and Ruwer. I don't have much recent experience elsewhere, except for Donnhoff, which are drinking very well.