Wet rocks, funky in a good way nose, nice acidity, bright zesty citrus.
Wet rocks, funky in a good way nose, nice acidity, bright zesty citrus.
Jul 31st, 2015
Nice Saar Auslese Riesling. On the less viscous and sweet side as far as Auslese Rieslings go. Not too much botrytis character but I don't think it's completely botrytis-free either. On the nose, lots of wet stone minerality and a slightly VA tinged, almost paint-thinner-y petrol character (but not necessarily in a bad way) along with peach preserve, dried apricot, nutmeg and some dried floral character & molasses-y oxidative development. The palate flips the script and is much more focused on the fruit and spice, showing bruised peach and pear, ginger and nutmeg, dried white floral character and more molasses-y oxidative notes, while the minerality takes a backseat. Sweet with moderate viscosity but offset by great acidity, it's not cloying at all. It's developed and starting to get a little over the hill at as one might expect at almost 14 years old in demi (375 ml) format but far from dead and honestly a great value for sweet Saar riesling at 15 bucks a half-bottle. Plays nicely with Roquefort.
Nice Saar Auslese Riesling. On the less viscous and sweet side as far as Auslese Rieslings go. Not too much botrytis character but I don't think it's completely botrytis-free either. On the nose, lots of wet stone minerality and a slightly VA tinged, almost paint-thinner-y petrol character (but not necessarily in a bad way) along with peach preserve, dried apricot, nutmeg and some dried floral character & molasses-y oxidative development. The palate flips the script and is much more focused on the fruit and spice, showing bruised peach and pear, ginger and nutmeg, dried white floral character and more molasses-y oxidative notes, while the minerality takes a backseat. Sweet with moderate viscosity but offset by great acidity, it's not cloying at all. It's developed and starting to get a little over the hill at as one might expect at almost 14 years old in demi (375 ml) format but far from dead and honestly a great value for sweet Saar riesling at 15 bucks a half-bottle. Plays nicely with Roquefort.
Feb 4th, 2017
Mosel, Germany
