I keep hoping to find in this vintage throwbacks to the 60s and 70s style of MSR Kabinetts with with low alcohol and searing acidity. This is good but not what I was looking for.
Very pale green-white color. Lovely aromas, flowery with a touch of stone, ground coriander seed, ginger, nicely spicy. The palate is moderately sweet with not quite enough balancing acidity. The stony character still comes through nicely, there is some piquancy, but this lacks the tension of great Saar Riesling. Rated 86.5, I donât think this will improve with ageâŠ
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Sadly they are not making the same quality wines that they used to long ago.
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Thereâs plenty of searing acidity in '21. Maybe just need to find a better producer.
Suggestions please!
MSR, preferably Saar, Kabinett, open to Halbtrocken / Feinherb. Moderate prices.
thanks.
Falkenstein. My fav so far is (unsurprisingly) MĂŒller.
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You might be partial to Falkenstein or Lauer.
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How far back are we talking? I had the 2011 recently and found it to be in a good spot.
I have had well stored bottles from the early â70s that showed way more class than anything from the â90s or later.
Current wines are âokâ but no better.
Dan,
Hermann Ludes or Stein - both are vom Boden.
Thanks,
Zachary
Vereinigte Hospitien has prime parcels in the original Scharzhofbergâthe others being Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, Bischöfliche WeingĂŒter Trier, and Egon MĂŒller.
In terms of old-school Kabinett Saar Riesling producers, Egon MĂŒller and Falkenstein are the two of note. Their Kabinetts still ferment in traditional Fuder casks and have significant acid structure.
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Also in Piesporter Schubertslay, but the wines are not good. At least the 3-4 I tried.
As with Bischöfliche WeingĂŒter Trier and von Kesselstatt, Vereinigte Hospitien was once much bigger and sold or leased some of its vineyards over the years. The estate still has impressive holdings in Kanzemer Altenberg and Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, plus less well-known sites, such as Serriger Schloss Saarfelser Schlossberg.
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Try 2021s from Falkenstein. Also,if you donât already do so, subscribe to Mosel Fine Wines. Mosel Fine Wines | Mosel & Riesling Publication It is free.
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I visited the cellars last summer (the oldest cellars in Germany) and the wines are quite soft and easy to drink - with little attack like older vintages. The Pinot Gris was really nice though (with a lovely dance of acidity). The history is so fascinating here - that alone makes the visit.
It would be a lot of fun if all those old wineries in the Mosel and especially the Rheingau could recover their glory.
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium and Langwerth von Simmern were sold in 2003 and 2017, respectively.
Yep. And some of the old guard no longer even exist.
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