Jay Kline

8.9

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 2019 pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of tart and ripe red and black fruits: Montmorency cherry, plums, horse barn, purple and red flowers, crushed rocks and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium- tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium and laden with minerals. This is not faking the funk on a nasty dunk. Drink now through 2029. — a month ago

Ed Chin

9.3

Crowd favorite due to the abundance of fruit and balancing acid — 3 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

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. — 7 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

So strong and upfront is the nose that calling it a bouquet is an insult; as other notes here attest, hugely floral with all kinds of lime & cardamon accents. On palate quite broad yet detailed, a really interesting blend. — a month ago

Jon Potter

9.0

Very floral and distinctive. — 3 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

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. — 6 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.5

Lights out amazing — 2 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.7

World class. Essentially unchanged from previous notes. Also see Lyles notes. Last bottle! I just could not help myself to age this stunning wine. Perfect with Ahi Poke. — 3 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Nose: elegant yellow fruits.

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

Fass selections — 7 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

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. — 8 months ago