2012 Bott-Geyl Riesling Schlossberg - France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru (5/24/2016)
Previous posters have noted that this starts out a bit wan on flavor, but it quickly opens up with crunchy tree fruit and a rich, almost oily texture. It’s dry (hooray for dry Alsatian Riesling) but that does come at the expense of a weighty and slightly alcoholic palate presence. This is no dancer. It’s more Riesling after 6 months of Crossfit. Good wine that needs to be served with food. It’s too weighty to have as an aperitif otherwise sip on its own.
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Thanks for the note, David; I had a number of Bott-Geyl wines years ago, none recently, but didn’t know that they had a Schlossberg Riesling.
Disclaimer, I import Bott’s wines.
He started making Schlossberg in '07.
I find that in many Alsace '12s there is a more opulent personality relative to some other vintages; it worked wonderfully well in the Gewurz wines, less so in Riesling (broadly speaking).
In the Bott Geyl Schlossberg, I prefer '10 and '11 to the '12, the '10 and '11 more what I think of in terms of the linear stony cut and floral elements without as much weight, either alcoholic or must weight.
His location in the sizeable Schlossberg is in a bit of a recessed locale, so not ideal but he is learning what it needs to succeed…
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I had this a few weeks ago and loved it. Didn’t notice any heat and made a note to give this a good slumber before cracking the next one. also, confirms just how great a vineyard Schlossberg really is, Weinbach Scholssberg Cuvée Ste Catherine being my favorite dry white year in and year out, but this was right up there.
Had the rest tonight. Did not love what 24 hours in the fridge did to the wine. Alcohol accentuated. Flavors attenuated, even after warming up.
I feel 'ya David.
If you have the '11, try that…
Or try the '12 Schoenenbourg or Sporen Rieslings. Far more successful…
Ah, explains why I hadn’t seen one back when. Thanks, Robert, and thanks for the rest of your information.
Totally agree, and in addition to Weinbach, Paul Blanck and Albert Mann also make Schlossberg Rieslings well worth looking for.
Or drink the entire bottle of the '12 the first night! ![cheers [cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif)