Nicolas Greinacher

9.3

Tasted at the winery with winemaker César Deriaux, the 2018 L‘Étoile Savagnin is delicious. It has aged for 3 years under a veil of flor in a dedicated part of their cellar which is a bit warmer and drier than the rest. It wafts from the glass with a wide array of nutty aromas, bread dough, bruised apple, dried ginger and a pinch of curry. The powerful mouthfeel is driven by excellent flavor concentration and balanced by lively acids. A lingering saltiness marks the complex finish and calls for a refill. — 10 months ago

Thomas Barnes

9.0

Great with a tasty curry — 2 years ago

Erica Westcott

9.3

Great with sablefish and plantain curry! — 2 years ago

Will Stanley

9.4

First bottle of my 2019 WSU Auslesen from Prüm, and only my second ever Auslese from the estate. I think I knew what to expect from this wine, and sure enough it’s really closed down at the moment, with some spellbinding characteristics that need time to knit together. There isn’t a great deal to the nose, but the palate is gorgeous, very tropical, sweet but featherlight, with some pleasing bitter orange flavour that appears after two hours of air. It seems quite low in acidity, a characteristic of the vintage, and slightly incomplete at present but a joy to drink and a great match for Thai curry.

Eleven more bottles in this case and I shan’t open the next for another five years at least! — a year ago

Brian Kaufman

9.1

Balanced acidity, intriguing nose, and nice fruit notes. A very well-crafted wine. Was great with spicy green Thai curry. — 2 years ago

Chris Grimm

9.1

Really enjoyable! — 3 years ago

Will Stanley

9.4

You shouldn’t ever drink Mosel this young, but what the Hölle. This has all the baby fat of a young Spätlese, with great concentration (2019 for ya) and complexity. The overriding note for me is one of orange zest, marmalade even, contributing in a big way to the gorgeous aromatics. The palate is intense, juicy, perhaps a little low in acidity but making up for it in bitter lemon-ness - or something like that.

Great fun to drink now with a Thai curry, but I’ll mark this case with a big DNT (do not touch), in red ink, until 2030.

94+ — a year ago

Guillermo Gonzalez

8.9

Lemon, quince, salt. Great texture. Perfect with Indo’s shrimp toast and mussels in curry broth. — 2 years ago

David Tomich

9.3

Wine at the French Laundry — 3 years ago

Brian Hearty

9.0

2008. Plummy and meaty with a little remaining tannin. Paired well with leftover lamb curry. — 3 years ago