2004 Koehler Ruprecht Kallstadter Saumagen Auslese Trocken R
Interesting wine. Not about the fruit. Mostly the flavors are some sort of stony straw hay nutty rocky (is that a flavor?) citrus oil, with maybe some golden dried fruits peaking out from time to time. But you can smell the inner sweetness and the strongest component is the massive inner mouth fragrance that reverberates and reverberates and reverberates. That trick is rare!
What a powerful but direct, elegantly structured and finesse-filled wine. Lovely.
2005 Hirsch Heiligenstein Riesling
Golden yet firm and crunchy and still with plenty of vibrant life. The texture is not particularly deep or rich so I do not know what the future holds. But I was not drinking the future, I was drinking this lovely bottle. Yes!
2011 von Buhl Pechstein GG Riesling
Richer and weightier than the Hirsch, but also more elegant and ethereal and sublime and... It was very very nice. Yes!
2015 Lauer Ayler Kupp Kabinett Fass 8
Fresh juicy and tangy. Linear fresh and clear limes, a ripe yet recognizable kabinett that should be fun for anyone with a pulse. But my mind keeps going back to a recent 2015 Falkenstein kabinett, which was more delicate, alive and complex. I don't want to make too much out of a few bottles, so further study is needed. But for now the Falkenstein is out in front, on my own personal scorecard.
2015 Lauer Ayler Kupp Spätlese Fass 7
Juicy sweet and ripe and appropriately more succulent and rich than the kabinett, although still fine and Saar fresh. But my mind keeps going back to a recent 2015 Falkenstein spätlese, which was more delicate, alive and complex. I don't want to make too much out of a few bottles, so further study is needed. But for now the Falkenstein is out in front, on my own personal scorecard.
Interesting wine. Not about the fruit. Mostly the flavors are some sort of stony straw hay nutty rocky (is that a flavor?) citrus oil, with maybe some golden dried fruits peaking out from time to time. But you can smell the inner sweetness and the strongest component is the massive inner mouth fragrance that reverberates and reverberates and reverberates. That trick is rare!
What a powerful but direct, elegantly structured and finesse-filled wine. Lovely.
2005 Hirsch Heiligenstein Riesling
Golden yet firm and crunchy and still with plenty of vibrant life. The texture is not particularly deep or rich so I do not know what the future holds. But I was not drinking the future, I was drinking this lovely bottle. Yes!
2011 von Buhl Pechstein GG Riesling
Richer and weightier than the Hirsch, but also more elegant and ethereal and sublime and... It was very very nice. Yes!
2015 Lauer Ayler Kupp Kabinett Fass 8
Fresh juicy and tangy. Linear fresh and clear limes, a ripe yet recognizable kabinett that should be fun for anyone with a pulse. But my mind keeps going back to a recent 2015 Falkenstein kabinett, which was more delicate, alive and complex. I don't want to make too much out of a few bottles, so further study is needed. But for now the Falkenstein is out in front, on my own personal scorecard.
2015 Lauer Ayler Kupp Spätlese Fass 7
Juicy sweet and ripe and appropriately more succulent and rich than the kabinett, although still fine and Saar fresh. But my mind keeps going back to a recent 2015 Falkenstein spätlese, which was more delicate, alive and complex. I don't want to make too much out of a few bottles, so further study is needed. But for now the Falkenstein is out in front, on my own personal scorecard.