Dr.Loosen Wehlener Sonnenhuhr Riesling Kabinett 2007
Wehlener Sonnenuhr (VAY-len-er ZON-en-ooer) is a precipitously steep and rocky vineyard which yields some of the most elegant and sophisticated white wines in the world. It has very thin soil and the purest blue slate of any Mosel vineyard. This gives a lively minerality to the wine, along with a delicate...
Hoffman-Simon Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinett 2007
It has the structure of the 07s with the maracuja and bergamot of the site; a nice yin yang of stone and wisteria and quetsch (purple plums); good length for an entirely attractive and characteristic Mosel wine.
JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett 2007
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. Mosel wines have enjoyed a high reputation since the last centuries of the Roman Empire. Very favorable weather conditions until August fostered the development of the grapes in 1998. Those vintners who managed to harvest selectively were rewarded with clean grape material, good for brilliant Kabinett and Spätlese wines. Upon...
JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2007
Prum’s 2004 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett A.P. #9 is redolent of apple blossom, clover, honey, vanilla, lemon, and fresh yeasty notes, significantly more forthcoming than was the nose on the corresponding Graacher. In the mouth, it manages to seem virtually weightless, yet pleasantly soothing and mouth-coating in texture and satisfyingly insistent in its ester-rich apple blossom and clover inner-mouth florality. It finishes with long, pure but discrete apple, almond, and wet stone. Typically for this wine, one can look for it to gain complexity over three to five years in bottle and give pleasure for two decades. There tend to be multiple Prum bottlings of a given combinations of site and Pradikat, but I am never privy to an overview of these. To sin on the side of safety, I have noted the A.P. # for wines I tasted from bottle, but Manfred Prum routinely seeks to assure me that any alternate bottlings will not differ substantially from those I have tasted, and consistent excellence – like ageworthiness – has long been a hallmark of Joh. Jos. Prum Rieslings. Picking this year – until the middle of December – culminated in Eiswein harvests several days earlier than the vast majority of those essayed in 2004. I did not have opportunity to taste the embryonic results of those pickings, nor did I taste Prum’s 2004s from Bernkastel and Zeltingen sites. - Rated 88, Robert Parker Complex and scintillating aromas and flavors of black currant, violet, lime and mineral mesh seamlessly with the lovely structure and silky texture. Fine length and juicy aftertaste. Drink now through 2025. 3,000 cases made. –BS - Rated 92, Wine Spectator
Schloss Johannisberger Grunlack Riesling Spatlese Trocken 2006
In accordance with the revival of the classical Riesling wines, as of the 2000 vintage, the wines of Schloss Johannisberg, come with a unique and characteristical label showing the landscape and the castle, hereby paying tribute to its historical tradition of pictorial labels. A mouth filling wine of Riesling fruit flavours,...
Schloss Saarstein Serringer Riesling Spatlese 2005
Open, with a gossamer texture and a vibrant structure. Lacy and filigreed, with lime, peach and mineral flavors gliding to an almost tart finish. Best from 2008 through 2018. 400 cases made. –BS - Rated 89, Wine Spectator The 2005 Serriger Schloss Saarstein Riesling Spatlese –dry tasting but not “trocken” at 13 grams residual sugar – represents the main harvest from the estate’s oldest vines (planted in 1943). Fermented in fuder but then moved to stainless steel to preserve freshness, this Spatlese offers intense aromas of pear, cherry and sweet herbal essences. Sleek, yet subtly creamy and decidedly slatey on the palate, it finishes with cherry, nut oil, herb, and pear skin persistence. I would hang on to this wine for a few years and then enjoy: the 2002 version – with similar winemaking and gross chemical analysis – is lovely today. - Rated 89, Robert Parker
