Cracked this btl to try ystrday w/ John:
- NikWeis St.Urbans-Hof Wiltinger Riesling AlteReben (Pradikatswein; 9.0%; A.P.Nr. 3 529 290 06 14; EB; www.Urbans-hof.com) Leiwen/Mosel 2013: Med.yellow color; very strong mineral/flinty/slatey/steely some Mosel valve oil/gout de petrol some R/floral classic Mosel very fragrant nose; very tart/citric/teeth-chattering very mineral/flinty/steely strong gout de petrol/Mosel valve oil slight R/floral/carnations lean/austere flavor; very long slight pineapple/R/floral strong mineral/steely/flinty slight gout de petrol finish; a classic old-timey Mosel as I used to know & love; will easily go out 10, maybe 20 yrs; a steal at $18.00 (SFW&S)
A wee BloodyPulpit:
- Saw this new wine at Susan’s on Fri & thought I’d try it. It was a label I hadn’t seen before, w/ the “NikWeis” strongly featured front & centre. It is, in fact, the old St.Urbans-hof black label w/ the crest that I’m familiar with, but now updated and not as old-timey in looks. Same wnry/new spiffy label. Alte reben=old vines.
I was mightly impressed by this wines. It was a classic old-timey Mosel Riesling the likes of which you don’t see so often anymore. It almost brought tears to my eyes.
Tom