TN: 2009 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Großes Gewächs

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  • 2009 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Großes Gewächs - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (2/26/2016)
    This wine has been inconsistent for me, but this bottle was excellent. I can’t tell you if it has been my mood or bottle variation, but this bottle had all the good components of a dry riesling. The nose is floral with a strong honey streak without sugar. The palate is citrus, pineapple and white fruit. the bad bottle had a bitterness to it, but this one did not. There was half a bottle left after the first night, so I recorked and threw it in the refrigerator. The second night, it was still outstanding with no deterioration and little change. The finish is long. (91 pts.)

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Thanks for the note Jay. Schaefer wines are showing up here in AB at long last.

#3

I’m not sure, but I think I bought this one at the recommendation of Lyle Fass. High acid, which is Lyle’s style. It’s a Terry Thiese Selection imported by Skurnik in New York. Not the greatest Riesling I have ever had, but quite delicious and nice complexity. I did not get any petrol, which for me is a big plus, because it is up there with brett as two of my least favorite flavors.