Eric Urbani

9.3

Wes Hagen, 20 year veteran wine maker at Clos Pepe Vineyard, joined our group and gave us a master class in Santa Barbara pinot noir. We tried 11 PNs from 2004-2010, made by Loring, AP Vin, Sandler, Siduri, and Brewer-Clifton. This AP Vin was my #2 although the group rates it closer to the middle of the pack. No longer producing unfortunately… — 2 months ago

Pollyana Gomes

9.2

This Cabernet Franc is so delicious! It’s made by the winery Marzarotto, in the Flores da Cunha, a small vile in Rio Grande do Sul State/Brazil.
The wine is elegante, medium body, good acidity and well balanced between aromatics notes and flavours. It’s ready to be drunk but can be aged for a couple of years. — 2 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Wine food pairing extravaganza tonight. We started with this rich Spatlase Riesling from the Mosel and paired it with a fig and bacon baked Brie. The rich honey flavors in Spatlase connected with the bacon and figs superbly. — 2 years ago

with Tammy and Skip

romo

9.3

Like drinking a stainless steel countertop in a pastry shop. — 5 months ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.7

Molitor is a true favourite of mine. This full-bodied and rich sweet auslese Mosel riesling that offers a memorable drinking experience. Apricots, honey, preserved lemons, exotic fruits, butterscotch, orchids, orange marmalade. In a primary state so I had this over a week and every time I returned to the wine I just kept feeling ”wow”. So good now but will only get better. Very noble. — 7 months ago

Jean-Phillippe Landry

9.2

Brilliant — 2 years ago

Alan Hense

9.5

Ripe peach, apricot, oleander, and baked apple. Petrol. Perfect balance. — 2 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2021 | Rich wine: melon and peach in smell, minerals, awesome balance — 6 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Nose is mosel slate.

Palate is elegant sweet green apples. Mineral.

A kiss of honey on the finish.

Not super complex. Tasty. — a year ago

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9.3

The “regular” 2020 Riesling Scharzhofberger Kabinett (bearing A.P. #3) leads with quince and peach accented by mint, cress, ginger and lemon, setting up an overall impression of coolness, but also of brightness, with stimulating cut and pungency analogous to that of the corresponding Braune Kupp. In the background is a greenhouse-like amalgam of flowers and foliage. The phenolic concentration here belies a vintage with relatively generous yields even as the efficacious acidity and levity defy preconceptions concerning a year marked by summer heat and drought. The multifaceted finish, transparent to wet stone underpinnings, is tongue-tinglingly vibrant. Here is a Riesling Kabinett to really grab and hold your attention even as it delivers consummate refreshment and a bit of thought-provoking intrigue to accompany its entertainment value. (David Schildknecht, Vinous, May 2022)
— 2 years ago