Let's talk about 2011 in the Mosel

[Isaac_James_Baker]

@Howard Cooper

@Isaac James Baker

@Lars Carlberg

In general, it’s a very ripe vintage with less acidity and more quantities than in 2010. The wines are evolving, so that it’s difficult to make quick judgements based on just one tasting. I, too, liked the 2011 Anrecht on both of my visits to Selbach-Oster.

It would be interesting to taste a group of 2011s along with their 2009s to compare/contrast. I may have to do just that.

Isaac, go to Phil Bernstein at McArthurs. He has the best selection of German wines that I know of in town and knows his stuff.

Yes he does, and I order from them all the time. Browsing their German selection is dangerous!

[Phil_David]

Try David Strange’s piece on 2011 Germany: http://elitistreview.com/2012/06/20/howard-ripley-german-2011-riesling-tasting/

[salilb]

As others have said, 2011 is a very friendly vintage. Liked a lot of wines, and the dry and later harvested wines were for the most part very impressive. I wasn’t as excited by most of the Kabinett I tried, but there were some very nice Spätlese. Agreed with a lot of David’s impressions (we were at the same tasting).

Another resource worth looking at is Jean Fisch and David Rayer’s fantastic (free) quarterly newsletter called Mosel Fine Wines - they’ve got a new issue coming out later this month that’ll review the 2011 vintage. It’s worth signing up to get the pdfs - they really know their stuff, and it’s the best resource I’ve found to get timely and detailed reviews on the VDP auctions.

[Isaac_James_Baker]

@salilb

As others have said, 2011 is a very friendly vintage. Liked a lot of wines, and the dry and later harvested wines were for the most part very impressive. I wasn’t as excited by most of the Kabinett I tried, but there were some very nice Spätlese. Agreed with a lot of David’s impressions (we were at the same tasting).

Another resource worth looking at is Jean Fisch and David Rayer’s fantastic (free) quarterly newsletter called Mosel Fine Wines - they’ve got a new issue coming out later this month that’ll review the 2011 vintage. It’s worth signing up to get the pdfs - they really know their stuff, and it’s the best resource I’ve found to get timely and detailed reviews on the VDP auctions.

thanks for the link. i signed up for that newsletter, which looks solid. man i sure missed out on this tasting you both mention.

[Robert_Panzer]

The tasting is Terry’s annual road show, usually in NYC in June, and a few stops across the country.

[Isaac_James_Baker]

@salilb

As others have said, 2011 is a very friendly vintage. Liked a lot of wines, and the dry and later harvested wines were for the most part very impressive. I wasn’t as excited by most of the Kabinett I tried, but there were some very nice Spätlese. Agreed with a lot of David’s impressions (we were at the same tasting).

Another resource worth looking at is Jean Fisch and David Rayer’s fantastic (free) quarterly newsletter called Mosel Fine Wines - they’ve got a new issue coming out later this month that’ll review the 2011 vintage. It’s worth signing up to get the pdfs - they really know their stuff, and it’s the best resource I’ve found to get timely and detailed reviews on the VDP auctions.

Thanks again, I just got the 41-page pdf report on 2011, complete with sugar and acid level charts, all sorts of helpful info. This is a really great newsletter!