Riesling label question (Germany)

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So tonight I opened up a bottle of 2007 Haart Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese. And it’s pretty dang delicious…hint of petrol on the nose and an abundance of tropical fruits on the palate. Could use just a bit more acidity to compliment the medium-plus body though, imho.

Anyway, I’m having trouble locating the producer on CT. I do find “2007 Reinhold Haart Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese” on CT, which has a remarkably similar label with regards to the crests, fonts and colors. However, my bottle doesn’t say “Reinhold” before Haart and “Piesporter” doesn’t appear in small font above Goldtröpfchen like the 2007 Reinhold Haart label on CT.

I’m assuming both bottles are related but perhaps slightly different, would appreciate it if a riesling expert could explain the differences and what’s going on here with the labels.

(would also appreciate some riesling recommendations that would be similar in style to this one)

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Could you post a picture?

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Yours look like this one at K&L?

http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku=1177586

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Yup, CT label:

Label on my bottle:
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And now that I compare more closely the fonts are a bit different.

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Your Goldtropfchen is defintely Piesporter Goldtropfchen. It has become fashionable to leave off the village name.

As for which Haart (there are several), that is the ugly as sin new Rheinhold Haart label.

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Yup, that’s exactly it!

So I guess they are the same but bottled with different labels??

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Thx David.

So they must have bottled it with two different labels, both the new style and old?

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Different importers most likely.

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This riesling label shit’s confusing…makes Burgundy seem like a walk in the park.

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Funny thing is, part of the whole label thing was to try and make it more Burgundian. Label the wine by the cru/Gewaech only!

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According to an offer from Wine Exchange in September of 2014 this was a recent release of the '07 directly from Haart’s cellars. The wines are stored there without labels, and the recent release bears Haart’s redesigned label.

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Well that’s a bit ironic.

So back to the wine, I’m still really digging it – any wine recs/producers from Piesporter I should consider? Other parts of GE? I really like the fuller bodied, tropical fruit style without too much sweetness that I’m finding in this one.

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If you can deal with acidity, you’re gonna love Mosel 2012s.

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Bob/Sherlock…thx!!

Do you take sleuthing requests?

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Love acid, problem is I’m not sure where to begin with Germany, by far the one major region I’ve most overlooked. And if 2012s are a place to start then that’s good to know. Would love a few recs for producers or specific wines worth seeking out.

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If you’ve got the budget for it, WHWC is having a fantastic sale right now. Pick up some of the 2012 Donnhoff Spatlesen (both the Kirschheck and Brucke) to start – I reloaded a case of them myself. Granted, they’re from Nahe, not Mosel, but who cares?

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Ha! Just trying to keep the synapses active. Too much football and beer. [snort.gif]

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Now my memory is failing me.

Isn’t there a collaborative wine made with one of the Haarts and Oliver Haag?