Juliane Eller
Alsheimer Spätburgunder
Rheinhessen, Germany
Light frame, transparent ruby in the glass. Very delicate on the palate. Then it starts with the most elegant early summer floral aromas, roses and just-ripe tart cherry fruits. The more air this gets, the more density it gains. Always remaining weightless, it grows into a crescendo of angular acids and crystalline minerals, and texture coming up to full volume. A stream of tart, cool red fruits. That Rheinhessen terroir tho! Got better over three days. Could be a 9.5 in a year or two.
Light frame, transparent ruby in the glass. Very delicate on the palate. Then it starts with the most elegant early summer floral aromas, roses and just-ripe tart cherry fruits. The more air this gets, the more density it gains. Always remaining weightless, it grows into a crescendo of angular acids and crystalline minerals, and texture coming up to full volume. A stream of tart, cool red fruits. That Rheinhessen terroir tho! Got better over three days. Could be a 9.5 in a year or two.
Jan 3rd, 2022Red forest berries and a flit of clove and allspice on the nose. Beautiful transparent red and purple fruit with some savory barley on the palate. Elegant. Minerals and minty bitterness on the finish. Just a bit angular in places now but on night two this is delicious and already much smoother.
Red forest berries and a flit of clove and allspice on the nose. Beautiful transparent red and purple fruit with some savory barley on the palate. Elegant. Minerals and minty bitterness on the finish. Just a bit angular in places now but on night two this is delicious and already much smoother.
Apr 29th, 2021
Stunning nose. She nailed this vintage. Gorgeous berries. Alluring and complex. Some earth and mineral. All red fruits, and crazy florals. So high toned. But also deep and lush. Palate is fresh, energetic with great sweetness and finishes very mineral. Lovely length. So ethereal and delicate but has an extra oomph from 2018. Really fresh and tangy. So scary juicy and gluggable.
Much better than yesterday. Wow, so lithe, juicy and transparent. Extraordinary minerality. So clean, what energy. 9.2 to 9.3.
Stunning nose. She nailed this vintage. Gorgeous berries. Alluring and complex. Some earth and mineral. All red fruits, and crazy florals. So high toned. But also deep and lush. Palate is fresh, energetic with great sweetness and finishes very mineral. Lovely length. So ethereal and delicate but has an extra oomph from 2018. Really fresh and tangy. So scary juicy and gluggable.
Much better than yesterday. Wow, so lithe, juicy and transparent. Extraordinary minerality. So clean, what energy. 9.2 to 9.3.
