Emrich-Schönleber

Lay Monzinger Halenberg Erste Lage Riesling

9.62 ratings
9.81 pro ratings
Nahe, Germany
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Aaron Tan

The trifecta - 2004, Lay (coolest plot of Halenberg), and magnum! This is pinnacle level stuff. Took its time to open up, but when it did... Mind-altering! The nose was wonderfully complex right from the start. Evolved from smokey stone fruit aromas, to a tropical fruit basket with biscuit-like tones, to more salinity and fresh cut herbs, and finally to a mix of dried citrus with deep calcerous minerality and woody herbs. Crazy. Closed till the end of the bottle, but the balance was undeniable from the get-go. Perfectly integrated acidity, highly concentrated, juicy yellow stone fruits, deep minerality, and endless finish. As SC puts it, at its first peak now, but needs another 10 years to show its best.

The trifecta - 2004, Lay (coolest plot of Halenberg), and magnum! This is pinnacle level stuff. Took its time to open up, but when it did... Mind-altering! The nose was wonderfully complex right from the start. Evolved from smokey stone fruit aromas, to a tropical fruit basket with biscuit-like tones, to more salinity and fresh cut herbs, and finally to a mix of dried citrus with deep calcerous minerality and woody herbs. Crazy. Closed till the end of the bottle, but the balance was undeniable from the get-go. Perfectly integrated acidity, highly concentrated, juicy yellow stone fruits, deep minerality, and endless finish. As SC puts it, at its first peak now, but needs another 10 years to show its best.

Oct 11th, 2019
Peter Zandbergen

Peter had this 9 years ago

Peter had this 9 years ago

Dec 12th, 2014