I had one of these from a local Asian restaurant near me of all places. Such a quality wine. Cheers🥂
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2021 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Kabinett
Seems like excellent value though I don’t know German wine hardly at all.
On the nose petrol, white floral, chalky/pithy lemon, peach, strawberry.
On the palate medium-minus sweetness, medium body, high acidity, moderate finish. The flavors largely follow the nose, emphasizing underripe strawberry, citrus, and mineral tones. There is some pleasing fruit-seed/peel bitterness on the finish that joins with the acidity to balance the sugar.
Nice wine.
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Generally excellent value every year!
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I’ve tried and liked both the 21 and 22, and will plan to keep on buying as it becomes available to me. It seems like we get fairly little each year here in Houston and, at the price, it gets snapped up almost immediately.
Not sure what TX shipping laws are, but readily available from a bunch of online merchants
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Went to a wine dinner tonight featuring the wines of Becker. I was surprised when the winemaker told me they don’t make a Riesling! Very fun dinner and he was a wealth of info.
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We did a 2024 Horizontal last night. Sorry for the somewhat blurry photos. Schaefer Graacher Kabinetts were both great, my favorites, also the Kilburg Treppchen Vorm Berg, the Falkenstein Klaus, and the Richter BSJ Kabi. All wines were at least good except corked W-K and IMO somewhat weird Loewen.
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I loves me some Rachtiger Himmelreich! Stephan nails it on the head, well, lower down as the Germans are shooting themselves in the foot. Again.
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Insanity. The Mosel is already in crisis, already a financial disaster happening or waiting to happen around every bend and pole. But sure - let’s have an unnecessary and commercially damaging solution to a non-existent problem.
The movie Brazil came to mind.
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Willi Schaefer really excelled in 2024. I tasted the entire lineup at the Domain and was blown away.
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A long time ago, Terry Theise wrote the following about the German wine regulations “well I have a bullets left in the gun and still have one good foot left, so…”
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Going to be chaos trying to figure out what your favorite wine label is now called.
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2001 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (1/30/2026)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over a couple hrs. –
– AP #: … 19 02 –
NOSE: engaging aromas of persimmon, kumquat, mango jellies and a hint of lychee. Very faint petrol.
BODY: bottle was a leaker, but the cork appeared to be in great shape, and the wine presented with favorable color (light, luminous golden amber color – tiger eye), and even had some spritz; light to medium-light bodied.
TASTE: wow … so youthful! 7.5% hidden; high acidity; Kumquat and persimmon are repeated on the palate, joined by a hint of honey. This comes across like it’s drying out – it is not strongly sweet. Drink Now or continue to Hold.
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Not sure how to reconcile those two impressions?
But maybe it’s all part of the magic of complex wine!
I think Brian meant the wine was getting more savory and less sweet (that is, it’s tasting drier), not necessarily that the wine was declining or getting too old.
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Well ‘declining’ is another thing, but even the process of Auslese getting savory is not something I associate with ‘youthful’. But I know wines can present many faces…
2021 Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Kabinett
Corked!
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So I switched to this. Under screw cap, and at almost 14 years old it’s still quite youthful. No trace of reduction, just bargain ($14.99 when I bought it) bliss.
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Don’t blame you with this question — I’m just calling it like it landed, apparent contradictions be damned.
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