2015 Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben-Thanisch) Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Kabinett

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  6/5/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:

  Medium yellow. A rich, rather sweet Kabinett that is really a Spatlese by any other name. Ripe citrus, peach, and even mango. A rush of stoniness on the finish compensates to some extent for noticeably low acidity. Too loose and blurry.

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  9/18/2022 - grafstrb wrote: 92 Points

  -- popped and poured --
  -- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
  
  NOSE: medium-light to medium petrol; medium+ expressiveness; pretty much exactly what I think of when I think of "sweet MSR Riesling."
  
  BODY: full bodied; no spritz; youthful light gold color.
  
  TASTE: gooseberry, with ample mineral; youthful, but relaxed; mineral is metallic, and a green pear note emerged with air; high acidity; very nice right now.
  
  50, 5, 12, 17, 8 = 92+

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  7/13/2022 - Lehto Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Taking the price in to consideration this might be the best Kabinett I've ever had...
  I might have scored the 2018 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Kabinett 1 point higher than this but that one's also at least 4x the price and I rated it for the aging potential.
  
  It had started turning a slight golden color after about 7 years now. Beautiful in the Spiegelau Definition Universal glass. 8% ABV.
  
  Nose was right in your face from the first pour but opened up even more as time progressed. Green apple, apple blossom, white peach, nectarine, lime juice, wet slate and a very tiny hint of rubber and smoke fills up the nostrils. You can really sense the acidity here and that this wine is going to deliver...
  
  Palate is just what all Kabinetts should be. The elegance and lightness combined with this fierce intensity and complexity with a long finish! It's just waves and waves of green apple, white peach, nectarine, lime juice, lime zest, passion fruit and such high minerality it's to die for. The balance between the fruity sweetness and high acidity is ethereal.

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  8/18/2021 - grafstrb wrote:

  Calming down since the last time I had this. Kabinett-level sweetness. Typical Mosel. 8% alc. not noticeable.

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  7/24/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 92 Points

  Light gold color. Drank a glass over 90 minutes. Fusil, apple, apple blossoms, wet slate, and lime. The palate is brisk and fresh, sour apple, lime extract, light fusil, great balance and acidity. 92+ to 93.

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