Koehler-Ruprecht
Kallstadter Saumagen Kabinett trocken Riesling
Pfalz, Germany
Blinded and my WOTN. You know when a wine's open for business, it's simply unbeatable. That being said, even the KR crew was surprised how well this showed. I mean it technically sits near the bottom of their wine range, but we absolutely annihilated the bottle. This line from a CT user pretty much sums up the wine - "Quite intense, but gives the refreshing feeling of mountain spring water". In fact, I thought it was a Spatlese trocken.
Nose of sea spray, grapefruit, pear, anise, fresh green herbs, chamomile and that typical KR dirt. The palate's just so saline, juicy, and spicy. Like biting into the juiciest white nectarine by the ocean. Finishes tart, mineral, and long. Pure finesse!
Blinded and my WOTN. You know when a wine's open for business, it's simply unbeatable. That being said, even the KR crew was surprised how well this showed. I mean it technically sits near the bottom of their wine range, but we absolutely annihilated the bottle. This line from a CT user pretty much sums up the wine - "Quite intense, but gives the refreshing feeling of mountain spring water". In fact, I thought it was a Spatlese trocken.
Nose of sea spray, grapefruit, pear, anise, fresh green herbs, chamomile and that typical KR dirt. The palate's just so saline, juicy, and spicy. Like biting into the juiciest white nectarine by the ocean. Finishes tart, mineral, and long. Pure finesse!
Petrol, honey, ginger, bruised apple and pear. Canned apricot and nectarine. Minerals. Great structure. GG - dry with some RS. Abv 13%.
Petrol, honey, ginger, bruised apple and pear. Canned apricot and nectarine. Minerals. Great structure. GG - dry with some RS. Abv 13%.
Jan 6th, 2019Enjoying the fruits of our sister winery.
Dry, but with lots of botrytis. Kind of weird because I expected it to have a bit of RS after just smelling it. Citrus/lime/zest, spice/ginger/saffron, honey, stone fruit/peach/something, saline/chalky/mineral. Thick/glycerol texture, but not really weighty or dense. Actually kind of fresh even with the botrytis because it's got screaming acid.
Enjoying the fruits of our sister winery.
Dry, but with lots of botrytis. Kind of weird because I expected it to have a bit of RS after just smelling it. Citrus/lime/zest, spice/ginger/saffron, honey, stone fruit/peach/something, saline/chalky/mineral. Thick/glycerol texture, but not really weighty or dense. Actually kind of fresh even with the botrytis because it's got screaming acid.
I finally get why all my favorite winos are obsessed with this grape.
I finally get why all my favorite winos are obsessed with this grape.
1 person found it helpfulJul 21st, 2014
Outstanding for the price, classic to find it at Lotus for the price of a glass of wine on the strip.
Outstanding for the price, classic to find it at Lotus for the price of a glass of wine on the strip.
Mar 6th, 2017
Koehler Ruprecht 2008 Riesling Auslese trocken. (Pfalz) Kallstader Saumgen. Dry, oily, golden pale, crispy with lychee, crisp green apple.
Koehler Ruprecht 2008 Riesling Auslese trocken. (Pfalz) Kallstader Saumgen. Dry, oily, golden pale, crispy with lychee, crisp green apple.
Jan 1st, 2014
True or Pfalz?
True or Pfalz?
Oct 13th, 201320 February 2016. Rieslingfeier Gränd Tasting, Back Label Wine Merchants, New York, NY.
20 February 2016. Rieslingfeier Gränd Tasting, Back Label Wine Merchants, New York, NY.
Feb 21st, 2016