4/22/24, 2:50 AM - Nora, yes. It will certainly not decline for the next few years, but I doubt that it will get any better.
4/14/24, 12:16 PM - LotB: If I recall correctly, it was not decanted. Opened approx. 2-3h before.
4/8/24, 8:10 AM - Sorry for being a Wise Guy, but acidity does not get "lost". It might be that you had an off bottle. 23 years of age is nothing for this wine.
4/8/24, 9:14 AM - Ok, so according to the Chateau, the 2001 contains 4,9gr/l acidity. Based on Riesling Standards it is low, based on Sauternes it is somewhat medium+. So, yes if you compare it with a Riesling BA that has 10+ gr/l it taste very sweet.
3/24/24, 6:25 AM - Peter, we had a lot of "hype" wines this night. I did not check before and tried to be completely unbiased. All wines were good, few very good, none great. Very few wines really excited me and not necessarily the most expensive ones.
3/18/24, 1:53 AM - Lord of the Bottles: If the bottle is properly stored since release (as mine are), it is still very young. Make a test: Popp the cork in the afternoon and take a sip. If it is overly fruity, lacks tension and mineral core, double decant. If it is dense, mineral and has great tension: Don't :)Oh, and I would wait with my 2016 bottles for quite a while. You will be highly rewarded.
12/7/23, 10:29 PM - @BerkeleyBoy: As you can see from the related Tasting story, it was a Krug tasting. Krug did not always number their Grand Cuvee, in fact it started quite late. Older Krugs GC vintage can often only be guessed based on lable or cork.We drank two different Mags this night, hence I wrote "something from the 90ties" and "disgorged 2006". So yes, two completely different bottles.
11/19/23, 10:12 PM - @Decanting Queen and @all: As I said, I usually like DomPi 08. Some of my fellow tasters really identified it as DomPi 08 and liked it, I did not. The bottle was not off and I would say, my palate was still in shape :) This night, in this line-up it was just sweet and rather simple. I assume, next time I drink it standalone I will rate it back to 94+. That's life.
9/4/23, 11:01 PM - Schon trinken oder besser noch warten?
8/16/23, 12:27 PM - Sorry, but the whole Schütt has 3,5h which allows a max production of 17.500 at 50hl/h. Based on the vintage, we are talking somewhere between 16-19.000 bottles for the whole vineyard.
7/8/23, 7:57 AM - Nora: Pech. Falls Du ihn noch mal findest, auf jeden Fall probieren. Lohnt sich wirklich.
6/15/23, 10:49 PM - Morv, based on my experience, the Hermannshöhle starts to shine after 10 years. Depending on the vintage, its peak is anywhere between 10-15+ years after the vintage of harvest.So for 2016 I will pop my first bottle in 2026.
4/16/23, 7:17 AM - Yes, it was really good.
1/4/23, 6:49 AM - I adore Keller, but when Keller GG are long gone after 20-25 years, CSH starts to fully shine. CSH is IMHO one of the 3-5 best ageing DRY Riesling in the world.
10/7/22, 7:23 AM - Sorry, but: oak, cedar, vanilla in a Hubacker? Are you sure you describe the right wine? As to my knowledge it has never seen new oak and is matured in large, used fudre casks…
10/3/22, 12:21 PM - Dit war net sooo schön 🙈
9/23/22, 12:33 PM - Most certainly a bad bottle. I am at this moment drinking a bottle that is fresh as a daisy.
6/9/22, 1:11 PM - Is this your first Willi Schaefer? These wines need at least a decade to start shining. And: they are extremely balanced, harmonious and airy. You really need to focus and listen, as they are usually never very expressive. But when you give this wine enough time and attention, you will be rewarded with one of the most beautiful expressions of Mosel Riesling,
5/9/22, 11:31 AM - Jetzt weiss ich, was das war 😂 Danke Dir
5/9/22, 2:39 AM - @Micsauer: Probably. Bought it at release, perfectly stored, perfect cork. Had high hopes. Unfortunately my only bottle.
5/2/22, 7:27 AM - If you mention prices here, you should be fair :) The Monvigliero would have probably cost the same ex winery as the Rinaldi. I paid ~ 58 EUR in DE. The secondary market prices are insane for both wines and are completely unrelated to what is in the bottle :)
4/16/22, 6:12 AM - Yes, due to the lack of Spätlesen in 2021 and the fact, that they are not allowed to show the GG before September, the topped up the tasting with some older vintages.
3/30/22, 10:38 AM - Da konnte jemand wieder nicht warten :)
3/27/22, 12:21 PM - Keep my fingers crossed for you. Was a great experience!
3/28/22, 10:48 AM - This bottle was not decanted.
3/12/22, 9:00 AM - Hmm, first you gave 75, now 85… So either the first bottle was flawed or did not merry 75 points. I don’t dispute your 85, but i highly question the 10 point difference within 2 years for a wine that has a lifespan of 15+ years and is still a teen.
1/10/22, 2:34 AM - High end dry Austrian Riesling can be as long-lived as German ones. Singerriedel starts singing usually after 10-15 years of age. Problem is a) do you get a pristine bottle and b) do you like the style as some vintages can be extremely botrytis driven. 2007 from a perfect bottle is for me always around 93-95 Pt.
11/24/21, 6:23 AM - Than you had a bad (storage) bottle. This wine from a good bottle is crisp and fresh without and oxidation (Sherry) notes.
11/21/21, 5:29 AM - Disappointed but you like the wine???
11/21/21, 9:34 AM - Interesting viewpoint. "Just another disappointing Spätburgunder from Keller, not only in terms of QPR" and still liking it... I really thought, that this was a mistake. I was wrong. All good.
11/18/21, 10:15 PM - Good idea. Burry it deep. GRE is an abbreviation for Gran Reserva Especial
11/16/21, 1:47 AM - Golden rule of thumb: Never open a high-end Riesling GG (and Halenberg is for sure one of it) younger than 10 years unless you have enough bottles and are willing to do some proofing, that the golden rule is true :)
9/3/21, 1:25 AM - Price ex winery: 16 EURAnd yes, it is Reserve Salwey :)
9/5/21, 10:21 PM - I have very little experience with Salweys Pinot Blanc in general and 2016 in particular, so I can't tell.
8/28/21, 12:48 AM - Bottle was bought at release and properly stored. Don't get me wrong, it is still a very good DP, but a "child of its vintage" which to me lacks precision and tension.
8/12/21, 10:21 PM - No Potential? This wine has not even started to get out of its shell...
8/3/21, 4:37 AM - Sure. You do understand the implications of personal notes?
8/3/21, 7:11 AM - Personal notes do not appear on the tasting note report, you cannot rate and like. Hence this feature is pretty useless to me. If you do not like my style, just block me. Problem solved :)
7/23/21, 1:38 AM - Ach komm... Mimimi :)
7/18/21, 10:56 PM - Hi chatters, that is a good and tricky question. Does double decant help or not or does it even harm the wine? Based on my experience of the last couple of years with high-end dry Riesling I am still undecided. In a tasting like this, you don't have much time to follow the development in the glass. Hence the double decant. I think it really helps opening up the wines a bit. But the very best needs even more time and air (up to two days) to fully open up...
7/15/21, 8:36 AM - You need a lot of patience. Try it again in 5 and 10 years time. Even though the style has changed since Philippi left, the "R" wines need 10, better 15 years of time.The "R"'s from the 90ties are still amongst the greatest dry Riesling ever produced in DE.
3/21/21, 6:54 AM - Thx Mark1npt
3/21/21, 1:50 AM - You must have had a different wine or a flawed bottle. I don't argue about points, but this wine in a proper condition can never be < 89 Points.It has just started to come out of its childhood and will improve for some more years.
2/25/21, 9:16 PM - A brilliant Spätlese and 53 Points which basically means „crap“? Mistake perhaps?
2/9/21, 11:49 AM - According to Theresa this was the first vintage where she was deeply involved in the cask selection before bottling, due to the unfortunate death of her father in May 2004. Here real first vintage was 2004.
1/23/21, 12:22 AM - Seth, let me know if it is getting better. I would bet it does :)
12/6/20, 10:22 PM - Magnum PI, I would say it is the Avril style :) Very pure and elegant. Don't have so much experience with Clos des Pape, but I would assume that it could need at least 5+ years to reach its peak.
12/7/20, 7:59 AM - Magnum PI, this is always the best idea, if you can afford it :)
9/12/20, 11:29 PM - Oh dear Lord, what a shame. I should have read my note twice :) For sure 100% Barbera. Had a Barolo in parallel...
8/8/20, 1:15 AM - Dave, unfortunately i did not and I deeply regret it. It would have benefited from decanting. Next bottle I will :)
7/25/20, 7:52 AM - To Collector1855:1) Usually not before 10 years. Yes, they make fun younger, but the real pleasure starts with 10+ years.2) Very difficult to say. I guess, that varies from vintage to vintage and personal preference. Morstein, AbtsE, Pettenthal and Hipping are pretty unique. Hubacker and Kirchspiel are usually a bit below, but in certain vintages that changes. In some vintages AbtsE leads, in 2017 it is for sure Pettenthal. So IMHO no clear ranking. Isn't that what makes it exciting?3) Oh yes, especially in the last 5-10 years. Morstein, AbtsE, Hubacker and Kirchspiel are coming from Westhofen, mostly limestone soil with Morstein and AbtsE (afaik) highest amount of active lime. Pettenthal and Hipping are coming from the "red slope" in Nierstein, totally differnt soil and terroir.
6/11/20, 3:18 AM - Different setup, wine tasted blind, no formal notes taken, not followed its development over hours. Hence no "official" rating.
4/9/20, 4:13 AM - Roughly 100 EUR. It is the "Super Cuvée" from Montus.
3/10/20, 9:54 PM - Hi, are you sure that 80 points match your description? Sounds more like 90+. Your Clos des Papes rating was 90 and was less enthusiastic:)
2/17/20, 10:28 PM - Hi Seth, I am totally with your note. But aren't 17,5 Pts more 88-90 Pts? I am a bit irritated about your 95 pts. Even if I love Falkenstein, that seems a bit too much :)
1/31/20, 11:18 PM - @aquacongas: If you find a pristine bottle, buy one for me too. That bottle took me three years to find ...
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