The legendary monkey bottle takes a new turn with Affentaler riesling, a lighter alternative to spatburgunder. Less tannin, more monkey!
Affentaler Spatburgunder Rotwein 2007
Affentaler - The Original Monkey Wine from Germany!
German Pinot Noir (Spatburgunder) in a One of a Kind Bottle!!!
Summertime is coming, and we've got the perfect light red wine...Affentaler is named for the Monkey Valley that it's grown in, in Germany's Baden growing region. Light...Distinctive mineral characteristics to the region from the slaty vineyards give way to fruity citrus, honeysuckle and orange blossom aromas. Clean, bright, lively, fresh citrus fruit flavors with just a touch of effervescence make this a refreshing wine.
Black Tower is Germany’s most widely exported white wine. With its fresh appealing style it meets the needs of today’s ever more discerning consumer. A combination of selected grapes from prime wine-growing areas and careful vinification using the most modern methods with temperature controlled fermentation ensure Black Tower wines are always...
A medium dry white produced from Rivaner grapes. Delicate and balanced with fresh crisp fruit flavors and a hint of spice on the finish.
The Riesling grape is considered by many to be the finest of German grape varieties, and Blue Nun’s Riesling uses them to superb effect. It’s fragrant, fruity, crisp and lively. Good with white meats and fish. Once again, versatile enough to go with most things. And because it’s a very light,...
Dr. Fischer Riesling Classic 2005
The Dr. Fischer Classic is made from estate-grown Saar fruit which lends a fresh, flinty character. Has a low alcohol content but is high in fragrance and flavors. You'll smell white peach, flowers and pear married with a citrus, mineral acidity. A new German classic ideal as an aperitif or fun...
The Dr. Loosen Qba is perhaps one of the most consistently performing values among mosel wines. Its modest sweetness is perfectly balanced by its racy acidity. The resulting wine is food friendly, but offers up enough interest to be enjoyed without accompaniment. Dr. L comes exclusively from traditional vineyards with steep...
Dr. Thanisch Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese 2005
Dr. H. Thanisch Estate The Thanisch family is mentioned as producers of noble wines as early as 1800 and during the 19th century the estate achieved its world-wide reputation under the leadership of Hugo Thanisch, a Doctor of Philosophy and a member of the county government. Today the estate is managed...
Dr. Thanisch Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Kabinett 2004
The vineyard of the Berncasteler Doctor represents the finest tradition of grape growing. For centuries great Rieslings have been produced from this vineyard. According to legend, the Doctor vineyard was given its name in 1360 by Archbishop Boemond II of Trier when, after his doctor had given up hope on his...
Dr. Thanisch Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Spatlese 2004
Dr. H. Thanisch Estate The Thanisch family is mentioned as producers of noble wines as early as 1800 and during the 19th century the estate achieved its world-wide reputation under the leadership of Hugo Thanisch, a Doctor of Philosophy and a member of the county government. Today the estate is managed...
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...
Gerstacker Nurnberger Markt Gluhwein
The historical Bavarian city of Nürnberg is known the world over for its famous Christkindl's Market, and for its traditional drink, Glühwein, or Glow Wine . Christkindl's Glühwein is a type of mulled-wine which still today is produced according to old-world tradition. A delicious combination of red wine, sugar and selected spices,...
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 Auslese 2003
The soft, satin-textured 2003 Riesling Auslese Graacher Himmelreich exhibits smoky nuts, poached pears, and candied over-ripe apples in its angle-free yet sulfur-affected character. Projected maturity: 2014-2025. - Rated 89, Robert Parker Terrific auslese. Pure, vibrant and elegant, with a panoply of peach, lime and slate aromas and flavors matched to a seamless frame. Lovely aftertaste of baked apple and vanilla. Drink now through 2025. –BS - Rated 94, Wine Spectator
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 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese 2004
About a third of this wine was poured out, then the bottle was violently shaken to help rid it of CO2 and to allow the SO2 to blow-off some. It was then allowed to rest and aerate before being tasted. My instincts suggest that those willing to wait 10-12 years will...
JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 375ml 2007
Very favorable weather conditions until August fostered the development of the grapes in 1997. Those vintners who managed to harvest selectively were rewarded with clean grape material, good for brilliant Kabinett and Spätlese wines. Upon these roots Joh. Jos. Prüm founded the eponymous estate in 1911, which now encompasses 35 acres...
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
JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2007
When tasted in August, the 2004 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese A.P. #13 (or another, similar lot – because I was tasting them without benefit of identifying A.P. numbers) was richer in texture and more complex in flavors – if more restrained in their expression - than its Graach counterpart. Tasted in November, this A.P. #13 displayed significantly more sheer intensity. The aroma of cinnamon, honeysuckle, and vanilla-tinged watermelon and apple leads to a mouth-coating, rich yet delicate palate with nut oil, vanilla, and wet stones underlying the wine’s exuberant, juicy fruit. Vividly fresh apple and melon along with salted lime, nut paste, honey, and wet stones inform a persistent finish and complete a picture balancing ripeness and considerable overt sweetness with delicacy and lift that is typical for the long-lived wines of this estate. 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 92, Robert Parker Peach and apple aromas and flavors are backed by crisp acidity in this Riesling. It starts out rich, then tightens up on the finish. All the elements are there. Best from 2008 through 2020. 550 cases made. –BS - Rated 89, Wine Spectator
JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 375ml 2007
Despite its still youthful freshness, this rich and at the same time elegant Spätlese (literally: late-harvest ) from the famous Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard shows a fine fruity, floral Riesling characteristic and an underlying hint of mineral from the grey Devonian slate soil. Serve this refreshing wine slightly chilled! Enjoy it just...
Johannishof Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Spatlese 2004
The 2004 Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Spatlese smells of very ripe apricot, yellow plum preserves and subtle brown spices and a nip of botrytis. These same themes are allied on the palate to a salty, pungently mineral streak and swell to extroverted proportions. Nearly 90 grams of residual sugar are checked by the wine’s acid and structure so that it somehow doesn’t come off finishing with overwhelming sweetness. I suspect that there is a lot in reserve, even as regards very short-term evolution, and the wine should be a good 15 to 20 year keeper in the cellar as well. - Rated 89, Robert Parker Completely beguiling aromas of green tea and roses segue into lemon cake and apple flavors in this sleek, intense Riesling. Bordering on creamy, it resonates through the long finish. Best from 2007 through 2025. 1,375 cases made. –BS - Rated 92, Wine Spectator
Knipser's dry top Riesling wine from their Grand Cru top vineyard locations. Primarily chalky soil. Very low yield with selective manual harvesting. Powerful and very mineral Riesling wine with potential for stocking.
Koehler-Ruprecht Kallstdter Steinacker Scheurebe BA 2000 375ml
We got a Scheu-reprieve! Bernd's leasing this site for a few years while he decides whether to keep it. He seems to have reconciled himself to having Scheurebe somewhere and this wine's a jim-dandy of an argument in favor of my favorite lil' strumpet. It's a wonderful German wine! More detail...
Kurt Darting Durkheimer Nonnengarten Rieslaner TBA 2000 500ml
Massive and stentorian German wine, yet detailed and vinous, not liqueurous; dense as titanium.
Leitz Rudesheimer Drachenstein Riesling 2008 - Dragonstone
The Dragonstone is Leitz's entry level wine. Though from the Drachenstein (Dragonstone) vineyard and picked at 90 Oechsle (Spätlese quality) it is declassified to a QbA. However, this has resulted in what is possibly our best value wine on the 'shelves'. It has soft sweet notes enveloping bracing and mouth-watering acidity....
Leonard Kreusch Beerenauslese 375ml
A dessert wine this late-harvest Reisling is wrought with flavors of honey, dried fruit and pear. Balance by crisp acidity it is a sure-fire winner for after dinner.
With the purchase of the major portion of the original Liebfraumilch vineyard in 1808, Peter Joseph Valckenberg became not only the first private owner and producer of what was already a very popular wine, but also the first significant exporter of German wines. Under the brand name of MADONNA, Valckenberg not...
Maximin Grunhauser Apbsberg Riesling Spatlese 2007
The apple and mineral flavors take on an herbal edge in this gentle, creamy version from the Mosel. It fades quickly on the finish. Drink now. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 1,000 cases made. -Wine Spectator
Polka Dot Riesling Pink Dot 2006
In 2004, the Pfalz, one of Germany's best growing regions, experienced one of the best Riesling harvests in nearly 30 years. Polka dot Riesling, crafted with grapes from the Pfalz, has just the right balance of acidity and softness. Crisp acidity balances sweetness for a clean, yet lingering finish.
A delightfully fruity red quality wine that is full-bodied with flavors of blackberries.
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
Schloss Vollrads Riesling 2007
Plump and bursting with peach and floral flavors, this is soft, yet with good underlying structure. Fine harmony, with a long aftertaste of citrus and mineral.
Valckenberg Gewurztraminer 2006
Unmistakable Gewürz-aromas of rose-petal and litchis. Nicely perfumed, fruity and lively, this Gewürztraminer is an elegant, off-dry and refreshing alternative. Try with turkey, smoked seafood, oriental spicy kitchen and strong flavored cheeses. Rated 89 Beverage Testing Institute 8/99
Rated 88 Best Buy Wine Enthusiast 11/99
