Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

vintage 2016 | — 22 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Minerals! Lemonoil, petrol, earth, wool. Quite concentrated, saline, creamy, well balanced. Made me think dry Loire Chenin. But it’s not..
Drinking great right now. — 2 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Auction. Light. Hints of petrol and lime. Flint. Sweet edges. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Delicious. Like a lime sour apple. — 5 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.4

Bone dry with very long finish. Slate, salt, Meyer lemons. Great Summer drink. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Just a beautiful wine that is vibrating on its own plane. Stunningly floral nose. So delicate and layered and almost poignant. Amazing deep minerality that is so primal, almost of a different time. So special. Citrus, lime, crushed rocks, river stream. So many aromas. Such an array. One of the greatest noses on a young Riesling ever. Insanely juicy and complex with just electric acidity and minerality. Like a cloud with so many flavors and layers but oh so delicate. My god this is stunnIng. Epically long and well paced finish with insane levels of energy, lime sweet tart, huge minerals and insane structure. This needs 5 years and will age gracefully for 15-18. An accomplishment. — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Amazingly well made kabinett. You have the stone fruit. Luscious peaches. You have the minerals in the background. Rippinglyngreat acidity to create perfect freshness. Some sweetness but not an excessive amount. Likely amazing in 15 years. It’s the best rheinhessen/babe man I’ve had. I’m more if a tricked guy but if you like jab from those areas this is the bomb. Alas I made tofu in black bean sauce tonight and could not wait.

Bought from fass selections. — 7 years ago

Roman Boudou

9.2

Over the hill — 5 months ago

John Van Trijp

9.5

Kabinett auction — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

So dry, so pure, so barely ripe. Elegant and palate staining. That’s the Schatzel style. — 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

Stunning nose. So complex and expressive. Vanilla, nougat, tropical, but just barely tropical as it’s also flirting with citrus. Stunning minerality. This is like Mosel meets Rheinhessen. Juicy and lean with tremendous rain water purity and such stunning concentration. Really just beautiful. Tangy, lime zest, citrus fruits abound in the finish. Nimble and electric with such focus and precision. My score is the same as last time. 9.5. One of the best Orstweine I’ve ever had. — 5 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Perfect pair of pairings to eggs in a curry sauce over jasmine rice. Good to have the backyard egg factory 👍 — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Great nose. Herbal, honeyed, mineral, black currents. Palate is complex, fresh, ripe and has that amazing 18 delicately crunchy texture. So clean and elegant. What a beauty. Terrific structure and density but presented so silky. Incredible minerality and finished in a rocky stream. Incredible mouthfeel and complexity as it opens up. Just outstanding. Wow. Blown away. — 7 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Schätzel makes some of the best classically style Kabinett in Germany. Gorgeous nose. Green apple, mineral, floral, citrus, hint of tropical fruits, vulcanized rubber in a good way, palate is just unreal. Sweet, yet mineral and with awesome texture and terrific juiciness. Clean and mineral finish with loads of fruit and complexity. Stunning freshness and palate presence. This is top class. — 7 years ago

Tegan Marriott

9.1

Guten tag süffiger weißwein! — 5 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Needs an hour decant.

Nose : rich Meyer lemon. Sweet richness. Amazing nose. Hint of lemon floor wax. Elite level intensity. Some smoke as it opens.

Palate: very dense but in a fruity way. Large polished stone minerality. Meyer lemon.

Very particular.

Fass selections

— 3 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Lovely. Super mineral and precise. No formal notes. Cooking dinner wine. Really long. Will update tomorrow.

Today it’s super minerally with amazing depth of aroma. Still lean but man does it have breadth. Juicy and clean. Like a Riesling razor. 9.2 to 9.3. Juicy, luscious and lime infused finish. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Was ok. A bit boring. — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.1

Nose has some apricot skin. Some smoke. As I opens some green apple skin.

Palate is very vibrant. Not hugely fruited. Mineral. As it opens some mountain stream thing. Green apple.

Bought from fass selections

— 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

This is a new Kabinett bottling. As are the previous two Schätzel wines. He has rejiggered his lineup in 2018 at the Ortsweine/Gutsweine level. Anyway, the nose is fantastic for one of the leading classical Kabi guys in all of Germany. I love this style. Nose is fragrant with herbs, white peach, sweet ripe lime, some leesy quality, so inviting, just insane. Has a faint sweet tart lemon drop quality. Palate is just incredible. Balanced and so juicy with lime/citrus/apricot fruit laced with intense minerality. So beautiful, balanced and just gorgeous. High acidity, and also a deep structure suggest aging for 10-15 years. The wine finished exactly like the best Fun Dip ever. With the white scoop bar crunched for effect. — 7 years ago