Bob McDonald

9.6

See previous note from February 2024. Peachy and mineral. Absolute purity on the palate with profound intensity and medium minus acidity. At 10 years still with a future but hard to beat right now. Jancis Robinson’s German expert, Michael Schmidt, scored this 19/20. Seriously a world class dry Riesling (13% ABV). Some tasters are getting petrol/kerosene aromas but I’m not getting that. — a year ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Quite elegant. Light touch with oak to add some complexity. Complex various fruits. Loads of acidity cutting through the initial sweetness. — 4 years ago

with Barbara

Teresa S

8.9

Cinnamon vanilla. No tannins left but yummy. — 7 years ago

Michael Walker

9.7

Fruit bomb. Maybe mellowed a bit by the age. Would be well received in the Schmidt household — 7 years ago

Stephen Becker

9.0

Apricot Kimmy Schmidt serves pretzelled grapefruit to a room full of Baldwins. — 7 years ago

Riccardo L.

9.0

Monster. I went to this winery. Met Vicky Schmidt and her family. She was holding a baby in 2008 and watching the dog while leading the wine tour and her husband was bottling their wine. This was one of the best moments of my life. I love this winery. — 8 years ago

Mike Wolf

9.3

This is a very impressive effort from Bruce Schmidt at Intersection. Ripe fruit, herbs and minerality. For a winery specializing in Merlot, this Cab Franc is well worth it if you can get your hands on some. Drinking well already but could sit for a few more years. — 10 years ago

with Jennifer

Bob Yoon

9.3

A few days late but here is my annual tribute to Gustav Meier. He was loved dearly by six(?) decades of students and colleagues. As worldly and as sophisticated as he was, this great man had terrible taste in alcohol. There’s a Belgian style brewery near school where he would only order Coors Light from. His go to scotch was Cutty Sark. For wine, he preferred those gaudy Californian merlots that got deservedly dunked on in Sideways. Whenever I brought him a bottle of wine, I always got him a right bank Bordeaux. Perhaps my hints at how wonderful merlot can be were too subtle. It’s been nine years but we all miss him dearly. I may no longer be a conductor but I can still hear many teachings of his as if he is standing next to me. “Get out of their way and just trust them!” I need constant reminders of this invaluable piece of advice whether I am parenting or working with a client. Raise a glass for Gusti! — a year ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Mid Lemon in colour. A 10 year old GG from the Rheinhessen - not a hint of TDN (Kerosene/Petrol notes in aged Riesling). Just been reading a research paper on TDN from the Australian Wine Research Institute. Definitely sunshine to the extent of sunburnt grapes is a big factor. Also a fact I wasn’t aware of that cork allows TDN to release more than with a screw cap. This GG had a cork, although personally I would prefer a screw cap particularly with a Riesling. This Wittmann showed peach and mineral - also white flowers ( Daisies, Barb thought). Enough acid to keep things lively and delicious - some herbs. Enough fruit richness and sweetness to almost convince you that it is off dry but it is actually 13% ABV. An excellent dry German Riesling worthy of the Grosses Gewachs classification. A very high score of 19/20 from Michael Schmidt. — 4 years ago

David Rogers

9.3

Blackberry with coffee and tobacco in the end. — 7 years ago

Ambre Soubiran

9.6

Feves de cacao — 7 years ago

Taylor Carr

9.1

Charlie Schmidt wine, had with lamb — 8 years ago

Maciej Kurka

9.1

Delicious. Grilled peach on the first swirl followed by deep Meier lemon and lemon zest flavors. Reminds me of PC/GC Chablis. Good — 9 years ago

Franziska Graf

10

Fantastic 2018 vintage — 4 years ago

with Raphael and Adam

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Good fruit, light but flavourful. Bright. Very light touch with the oak. Very mild tannins. A lot of acidity. Tasted at Open Cellars. This is too young to drink now. — 4 years ago

with Barbara

Bob McDonald

9.5

Deep lemon yellow in colour. Aromatics of apricot, fudge, confectionery and a touch of paraffin. On the palate a waxy unctuous texture with a fruit salad of flavours - medium plus intensity with low acidity. Fermented out to 13% alcohol and finishes dry. An excellent GG Riesling. Drinking at its peak and at the end of its drinking window according to some experts. Michael Schmidt is JRs German expert says 2013 to 2020. — 5 years ago

Bob Yoon

9.3

Long overdue annual post for Gustav Meier. He would just turned 90. A very worthwhile #merlot in Gusti’s honor! Elegant and charming. Like him! — 7 years ago

Barny

9.1

Vorverkostung zur UBBBP Vol. 27 — 7 years ago

Katie Becker-Balesky

9.0

BYOB. This was an Auchey pickup straight from the source. Delic! — 9 years ago

with Caitlin

Jared O'Connell

9.4

Dense and intense. Coffee, chocolate and candies red fruits. Benefited from 1hr+ air. Brought this bottle back from Argentina over 2 years ago after visiting the winery...Oh Yeah... — 10 years ago