TN: 2009 German Wine Auction Tasting at Dee Vine

[Richard_Jennings]

2009 GERMAN WINE AUCTION TASTING AT DEE VINE - Dee Vine Wines, Pier 19, San Francisco (10/24/2009)

As usual, Dee Vine’s annual auction tasting was full of magical elixirs. Particular standouts for me were the '04 Schloss Schönborn Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel, the '99 Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auction (an extra, from Dee Vine owner Dade Thieriot’s personal cellar), the '98 Diel Dorsheimer Goldloch Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auction, and the '98 Von Hövel Oberemmeler Hütte Riesling Eiswein. For a German red, the '06 Frühburgunder was also impressive, and surprisingly Burgundian in flavor profile.
Frühburgunder

• 2006 Dom. Assmannshausen-Staatsweingtr. Klostr Eberbach Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Frühburgunder trocken - Germany, Rheingau
  Very light red color with clear meniscus; lovely tart red fruit, framboise, sous bois nose; tasty, tart red fruit, framboise, mineral palate, very Burgundian; medium finish 91+ pts. (91 pts.)

Spätlesen

• 2005 Weingut Barth Hattenheimer Schützenhaus Riesling Spätlese Alte Reben - Germany, Rheingau
  From 375 ml - light citrus, herbal, apple nose; tart, minerally, citrus, green fruit palate; medium finish (91 pts.)
• 2006 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Pale yellow color; petrol, green apple, lime, white peach nose; lovely, ripe fuzzy peach, mineral, ripe lime palate; medium-plus finish (93 pts.)
• 2007 Karthäuserhof Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Riesling Spätlese Auction #49 - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Very light green tinged yellow color; bright lime, lime cream nose; silky textured, ripe lime, green apple, mineral, peach palate that’s both sweet and crisp; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (93 pts.)
• 2006 Karthäuserhof Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Riesling Spätlese 51 Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Light lemon yellow color; petrol, fresh cut lime nose; tight, mineral, tart lime, tart green apple palate; medium finish (92 pts.)
• 2003 Karthäuserhof Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Riesling Spätlese Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Light lemon yellow color; petrol, mineral, baked lemon, lime nose; rich, ripe lemon, mineral, tart yellow fruit palate; medium-plus finish (92 pts.)
• 2002 Weingut von Othegraven Kanzemer Altenberg Riesling Spätlese Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Light lemon yellow color; petrol, ripe lemon, lime, mineral nose; nice tart lemon, mineral, ripe lime, white peach palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (91 pts.)
• 2006 St. Urbans-Hof Leiwener Laurentiuslay Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Bright light lemon yellow color; floral, honeysuckle, ripe peach nose; ripe, sweet peach, apricot, mineral palate; long finish (93 pts.)
• 2005 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Green tinged light yellow color; mineral, baked lemon, Golden Delicious apple nose; ripe Golden Delicious apple, sweet lemon, mineral palate, juicy and refreshing; medium-plus finish (93 pts.)
• 2002 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Pale green tinged yellow color; lovely, mineral, lime, grapefruit nose; very tasty, mineral, ripe grapefruit, lemon palate; medium-plus finish 94+ pts. (94 pts.)
• 2005 S.A. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Light lemon yellow color; mineral, lemon oil, petrol nose; very tart, grapefruit, mineral, citrus palate; medium finish (89 pts.)
• 2003 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel Auction - Germany, Nahe
  Light lemon yellow color; mineral, baked lemon, lime, lemon cream, herb nose; tight, lime, mineral, tart green apple, green melon, hyacinth palate, with depth; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (92 pts.)
• 2003 Wegeler Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Light lemon yellow color; expressive lemon, mineral, tart white peach, highly aromatic nose; tart white peach, lime, mineral, white lemon sorbet palate; medium-plus finish (92 pts.)
• 2004 Schloss Schönborn Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel - Germany, Rheingau
  Medium lemon yellow color; lovely, floaty, ripe lemon, lime, mineral nose; very tasty, tart citrus, mineral, lemon gelato, tart green melon palate, with depth and power; long finish (95 pts.)
• 2003 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Steinberger Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel Auction - Germany, Rheingau
  Bright lemon yellow color; petrol, mineral, baked lime, green fruit nose; rich, ripe lime, mineral, citrus palate; long finish 91+ pts. (91 pts.)

Auslesen

• 2006 Schmitges Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese *** Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  From 375 ml - bright lemon yellow color; floral, jasmine, apricot, creamy lime nose; rich, mouthcoating, tart apricot, apricot pie, ripe lime palate; long finish (94 pts.)
• 2006 Reinhard & Beate Knebel Winninger Röttgen Riesling Auslese Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  From 375 ml - bright medium yellow color; clover honey, lime cream, light mint, green melon nose; rich, viscous, apricot, ripe peach palate; long finish (94 pts.)
• 2003 Reinhard & Beate Knebel Winninger Röttgen Riesling Auslese Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  From 375 ml -bright medium golden yellow color; lemon, floral, white peach nose; viscous, tart, minerally, baked lemon, lemon verbena, white peach palate; medium-plus finish (93 pts.)
• 1998 Schlossgut Diel Dorsheimer Goldloch Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auction - Germany, Nahe
  Bright golden yellow color; minerally, tart lemon, herbs nose; rich, poised, ripe lime, grapefruit, mineral, baked lemon palate; long finish 96+ pts. (96 pts.)
• 2007 Weingut Johann Peter Reinert Wawerner Ritterpfad Riesling Auslese Auction - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Light yellow color; white peach, mineral nose; tasty, tart peach, mineral, citrus palate; medium-plus finish (92 pts.)
• 1999 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auction - Germany, Rheingau
  Light medium golden yellow color; floral, botrytis, pear, apricot nose; rich, viscous, apricot, honeyed, ripe pear palate; long finish 95+ pts. (95 pts.)

Beerenauslese

• 1999 Erben von Beulwitz Kaseler Nies’chen Riesling Beerenauslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  From 375 ml -medium lemon yellow color; ripe herbal, baked lemon, lime, mineral nose; intriguing, white peach, green fruit, tart green apple palate; long finish 93+ pts. (93 pts.)

Eiswein

• 1998 Von Hövel Oberemmeler Hütte Riesling Eiswein - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  From 375 ml - dark apricot color; lime-peach creme brulee, caramel, baked peach, mineral, marzipan nose; spicy, tart apricot, ginger, mineral, lemon, lime palate with depth and good acidity; long finish (96 pts.)

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[Jorge_Henriquez]

Great notes Richard. One small complaint though…why don’t you give us an idea of maturity? When are these going to be at their optimal drinking point?

[Mark_F_r_a_n_k_s]

Richard; fantastic notes as usual, keep them coming!

[ToddFrench]

I swear I’m going to ban Richard out of pure jealousy.

[M_Dildine]

@Todd F r e n c h

I swear I’m going to ban Richard out of pure jealousy.

Yep. He brings it!