If the dark, eerie woods in fairytales were to be made into a wine...this would be that wine. Damp forest floor, brooding dark cherries, wet ash, and old wood. Might as well toss in an eye of newt while we're at it. So complex. — 10 years ago
Slightly effervescent, nose of cantaloupe. Paired very nicely with a semi-sweet Japanese chicken curry. — 11 years ago
Quite sweet & fruity, but that was necessary to cut thru the "zinc aftertaste" — 8 years ago
Karl-Joseph Christoffel's 2013 Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett is the Mosel at its finest: pure, finely chiseled and unbelievable elegant! It is a tribute to how Riesling blossoms on slate soils. Delicately off-dry, it is my top value pick for Germany in 2013. (JP) — 8 years ago
The vinery is Karl-Johann Molitor in the Rheingau, not Markus Molitor from the Mosel banks. — 11 years ago
Tom Elliot
Founder Northwest Wines
One need not rush to drink a good German Pinot Noir Rosé, especially so when bottled under screwcap. This still fresh 2016 was thoroughly enjoyed in 2020. — 5 years ago