Classic French wine Alsace — a month ago
Mid gold in colour. Aromatics of yellow peach and honeyed notes. No traces of petro chemical. Medium plus intensity of stone fruit and mineral on the palate. Great depth. One of the top Rieslings in Alsace and showing it in spades. A beautiful Riesling and probably at its peak. Will stay on this plateau through the 2020’s. Interestingly about 25% went through malolactic so this is a different style from the usual Cuvée Frederic Emile. Very fresh for a 14 year old Riesling but remaining fleshy and M plus bodied. — 2 months ago
Deep gold in color. Apricot cobbler, ginger, ripe peach, and petrol on the nose. The palate presents apricot liquor, flint, orange liqueur, white pepper, ginger, cinnamon, clove, dried stone fruit, and lemon. Medium bodied, medium alcohol, medium acid, and a long complex finish. This wine is at its prime at 13 years old. A fascinating wine. — 2 months ago
Dried apricot, dried mango, pineapple candy, marmalade, thyme, honeysuckle, banana cream, *marigold*, leafy dried desiccated apricot, orange zest and peel, minerality! Saffron, botrytis notes, Indian spices. Off dry ~25 g/L RS. — a month ago
La Pobla de Lillet — a month ago
Creamy and big and lush and bold and complex. Apricot candy cake, creamy banana peel, banana pudding, mango marmalade, honey, saffron, almond, hazelnut cake, bitter phenolics. — a month ago
Vintage 2008 | Restaurant Hohenzollern in Bad Neuenahr lies beautiful on a vineyard mountain overlooking the village; it does have a enchanting wine list with 22 pages covering Germany, but also 16 pages rest of the world. There are ripened wines from many regions. A 16 y old Zind Humbrecht Riesling is an opportunity not to miss. Gold coloured, fine smell with some almonds, a lot of minerals and enormous amount of butter and butterscotch. Wel balanced wine with tension. Paired with sea bass and curry shrimps. — 2 months ago
Willem Booij
For me this is truly one of the great whites of this world. Awesome with these cheeses and some toast and delicious on its own. — 16 days ago