Andreas Bender

Hirsch Vineyards

San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir 2016

Crowd favorite due to the abundance of fruit and balancing acid — 6 days ago

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Andreas Laible

Clevner Alte Reben 2022

2nd to last bottle of a long line up in a summer dinner, & showed I thought rather spectacularly between a Petit Chablis & the only red of the night. Paired with local, rich cow cheese- the more vibrant round & traminer- like richness of the varietal came alive as a result. Plus the smoky mineral endive fennel notes made even more clear. Made me rethink how to serve this wine w food, & when. — 4 months ago

Bob, Brian and 6 others liked this
Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

I just really like this winery very much down to earth farmers. Glad you enjoyed this.

Andreas Laible

Durbacher Plauelrain Trocken Scheurebe 2022

Lyle Fass
9.4

Grapefruit, sage, black currant aromas. Juicy and so clean. Like, black currant. Long, grapefruit and herbal. — 6 months ago

John, Ray and 10 others liked this

Andreas Laible

Stollenberg Großes Gewächs Erste Lage Riesling 2021

Lyle Fass
9.4

Slammed shut. — 3 days ago

Peter, Rob and 9 others liked this

Andreas Laible

GG Am Buhl Grauer Burgunder 2020

Lyle Fass
9.5

I love this wine but I’ll admit it’s niche. Glorious confectionary nose. Clearly too young, as this wine really sings starting at 10, but whatever, I got too much wine to drink them all at the perfect time. Sweet wood, stone fruits and intense minerality. Some pollen as well on the nose. Such a complex nose. But in 5 years watch out! Palate is so elegant and rich but fresh from the minerals and not the acid which is merely solid. Really coats the tongue. So good. The finish is stone fruits, sweet wood and that rock licking feeling on your tongue. Just a killer Grau because it’s got that Laible magic. — 3 months ago

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Steven Heydemann

Steven Heydemann

Fabulous wine

Andreas Laible

Achat Riesling 2022

Absolutely a grosses gewachs quality wine.

Nose: sweet minerals. Sweet lemon. Intense. Very intense. Minerals are almost savory they are so intense. Lemon flower.

Palate: so delicious. Gods sweet lemon. Crackling minerality. So balanced.

Long finish. Lingering.
— a month ago

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Andreas Laible

Am Buhl Riesling 2022

Nose: elegant yellow fruits.

Palate: “swe t” yellow fruit with big minerals. Very juicy.

Fass selections
— 4 months ago

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Weingut Andreas Laible

1782 Klingelberger Riesling 2019

Settled in. The exuberant Riesling fruit settled down. I am not sure. Preferred this wine when young. More later. Grown on granite in Durbach a little village on the slope of the black forest. Stonefruit, hint peach, lemon. — 5 months ago

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Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2005

2005 vintage. Courtesy of @Bill Bender Menthol, blueberry skins, tobacco in the nose. Medium-bodied. Elegant, chocolate chip ice cream finish. Holding up really nicely and would seem to have another half-decade in this phase of life. — 3 years ago

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Stellar notes as always @vinokeeno thank you f for always kicking ass at what you do
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Bill Bender Thank you again for the generous tastes of, as always, stellar juice. Always a pleasure to visit with you and yours!