Gilbert Van Hassel

9.2

Highly aromatic with a saline burn — 8 hours ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2017 | Tasted seven years ago, but has gained refinement and elegance. Rich smell, lemongrass, beautiful balance. — 5 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Wagner-Stempel did put the Rheinhessen region and produces excellent Riesling. Flinty with quite some rest sugar but not sweet great tension and long burn. — 4 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2009 / Excellent inviting smell with honey and marzipan. Awesome balance of this Rheinhessen riesling with an irresistible taste. / paired with an Asian dish, Sechuan liver, pepperbell, garlic, Chinese mushrooms, celery and ginger. — 6 years ago

Laurie Wagner

9.1

RHEINHESSEN, Germany. Crisp and dry. Light body. — 8 years ago

Mako Sawaguchi

8.9

Crisp and refreshing on a hot summer day. — 8 years ago

with Gordon

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Classic crozes. Yummy berry fruits. A hint of spice. Really lively. Drinking with a staff meal dish from Wagner stempel. Zucchini stuffed with Curried ground pork. Bought from Fass Selections. — 8 years ago

with Lyle

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

No formal notes but in the end this did not convince me just to much sulfur and band aid. I guess my standards for Pinot are just to high. — 2 months ago

AHF

9.1

Nov 2022. With PnP, dry, firm acidity, layers of subtle fruit. Almost elegant. Drink now or hold short term. — 4 years ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.7

Grossen Gewächs — 5 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.5

Flinty, citrusy full bodied. Wait another 10 years. — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.3

This was my favourite in a very interesting blind tasting involving 17' rieslings from 4 different German regions - Nahe, Rheinhessen, Rheingau, and Pfalz. The wines were hauntingly similar at the start, but started to reveal themselves when left to their own devices. The tasting reinforced my belief that German rieslings best show their terrior aged or post-ferment, unsulphured and straight from the tank/barrel.

Regardless, I kept coming back to this wine. It was perhaps the most open of the lot. I guess the vineyard does help here, given the typical opulence of Goldloch - something I picked up while helping Caroline at Diel. The nose definitely shows some ripeness, with apricots and quince dominating, but pulled back with aromas of fresh herbs. The palate's fleshy and salty, with some spicy intrigue, oily texture, and a driven acidity. It's so drinkable at the moment.

NB: I think I need to pay a little more attention to JB Schafer after this. I gotta admit, I might have gravitated towards the Wagner-Stempel if it wasn't a blind. JB Schafer doesn't have the rep yet, espeically given how little their kabi sold for in the last VDP auctions, but I reckon riesling drinkers will be caught off guard in the future if this winery continues in this trajectory. — 7 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

At the beginning - green apples and renclode plums. Then peaches emerge, then apricots. Plus a touch of herby, floury notes and a whiff of white pepper. On the palate juicy & fresh with great purity of fruit w/o any word influence. Nicely balanced & poised and drinking very nicely now. Very fine. — 8 years ago

Freek Welter

9.1

Frühburgunder 2015 — 9 years ago

Maggie Harrison

9.6

tennis ball, shower curtain, white flowers. — 2 months ago

romo

9.1

Linear. Worth pursuing individually with foods. — a year ago

Carter White

9.0

Tropical fruits, nice texture and lift. — 4 years ago

Lotta

9.0

Grauburgunder — 5 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

Wish I could tell you that I tasted the TBA, but silly me (and CW) decided we'd wait until we've tasted all the drier wines before moving on to this... then poof! None left. Sigh. Heard that it's amazing though and the hammer price seems to indicate so - 1020€ 0.375L, 2750€ 0.75L, and 18000€ 1.5L. Insane!

As for the GG, that I did taste. Again, take my notes with a grain of salt given how brief the occasion was. Very fruit driven, ranging from yellow stone fruits to exotic fruits, both on the nose and palate. Nose is beautifully touched by herbal notes. Noticeable sweetness on the palate. Excellent acidity, but I felt the finish was somewhat muted by a touch of warmth in the finish. Needs time to bring more balance. I thought it was a good GG, but trumped by the 18' ADL that it was tasted with on both occasions. 200€ 0.75L

NB: The usual suspects (at least for me) delivered the best dry rieslings at the Nahe VDP auctions. Some brief notes and in order of my favourites:

1) Emrich-Schonleber 18' Auf der Lay: My wine of the auction. Such a beautiful nose - Stone fruits, citrus, just the right amount of greenness (fresh cut herbs and grass), and a real chalky feel. The palate is just so saline, intense, deep, and balanced. Amazing drive. Almost as good as the 17'! 270€ 1.5L and 720€ 3.0L

2) Philipp Kuhn 18' Philippsbrunnen: Wow wow! Surprise of this auction. Precise, elegant, juicy, and so mineral. The nose is airy and cool. Multi-layered palate with sufficient extract. Gentle power comes to mind with this wine. I absolutely adored it and definitely one of the best buys this auction. 105€ 0.75L

3) Keller 18' Pettenthal: What can I say? The terroir is just so strong (taste any producer producing Pettenthal and you'll know) and KP does a great job at turning up the dial to 150%! Admittedly, the doesn't have the electricity of the 17' :( 800€ 0.75L

4) Wagner-Stempel 18' EMT: Better than the 17' I feel, but definitely still on the austere side. Some noticeable phenolics on the palate, but the density and depth is just plain impressive. Excellent value if you ask me. 100€ 0.75L

Lastly, something needs to said about the Wittmann La Borne and Battenfeld-Spanier Zellertal Kreuzberg - I don't get why people are paying so much for these wines (270€ and 210€ respectively). — 7 years ago

Steve Aberdeen

9.3

Areally enjoyable dry reisling — 8 years ago