This was my first time trying this producer. Obviously young, this is drinking with precision but also delicious. Light golden in color. The nose has nice minerality/wet stones with slight grapefruit. On the palate, this has a nice backbone of acidity. It is dry. There is some grapefruit but its mostly about minerality and energy. Long finish. This should continue to improve and mature for five to seven more years and be good for another ten to fifteen after that. It will go with a wide variety of food. Salmon would be a nice choice. Great on its own as well.
Another great showing for this. A tremendous value. Light golden in color with slight green hues. The nose has wet rocks, slight peaches and lemons. Mildly viscous. On the palate, this is crisp and just a bit sweet. The peaches and minerality carry thru. Long finish. This is still young but drinks well. It should easily last another decade. Great on its own and a nice match with a lighter salad.
Great showing for this wine. Still youthful but drinking nicely. Medium golden in color. The nose is clean (no diesel) with minerality/wet rocks and some pineapple. On the palate, this is more about minerals but there is a bitters quality as well. And the pineapple comes through too. This is sweet but not overtly. Well balanced by the acidity. Long finish. This will go with a lot of foods and also drink well on its own. It went great with a spinach salad. It should continue to mature for the next five to ten years and be good for ten to fifteen more.
Gorgeous wine that is drinking quite well if still on the youthful side. Light golden in color. The nose is pretty with minerals, smoke, slight peach, slight floral tones. On the palate, this is medium bodied, slightly viscous. It has a bit of sweetness but not overt. The smoke and minerals come thru. Not quite "wet rocks", but minerality. Good acidity. Moderate finish. This will continue to develop but won't get better. It will last another ten to twelve years. A nice match for Thai food.
From a 375ml bottle/ Brown in color. The nose is interesting with green tea, chalk and wet rocks. On the palate, this has tart green grapes along with underlying chalk and some rocks. It is slightly viscous. Slightly sweet but not as much as expected. It has an interesting complexity. It works well on its own or with cheese. This seems to be showing some age, but should have a long life ahead.
This was a bit shut down on night one, but really opened beautifully on night 2. Light to medium golden in color. The nose has nice minerality along with a bit of pineapple and an interesting slight mint note. On the palate, this is slightly viscous. There is just a hint of sweetness. Good acidity. The pineapple and minerals carry thru along with a touch of Granny Smith apples. Moderate finish. Its probably best at this point to give it a bit of air or just wait a few years on it. It will work great with Thai or Chinese foods. It should last another ten years at least if well stor
Deep golden in color, clear and bright. Gorgeous nose of minerals, wet rocks and pineapple. On the palate, this is sweet but no where near cloying. Viscous. Great acidity balances it well. The palate has slight pineapple with minerals and plenty of depth. This is mature but will continue to evolve. No signs of diesel at this point. Easily another couple of decades left. It was a great match with a beet and goat cheese dish.
From a 375 ML bottle bought on release. Pop and pour. Of course, 2001 was such a great vintage (one of the all time greats). This one is doing fine. Starting to show a bit of maturity but that's fine. Medium golden in color. The nose has slight diesel with wet rocks, lemon peel and slight simple syrup. On the palate, there is some diesel. A bit of sweetness but not a lot for an Auslese. Great acidity. Nice minerality. Long finish. This easily should last a couple more decades. It would be great with Thai food.
Nice to check in on this wine after a few years. It is open and drinking beautifully. Richters wines are always good to great, but they are always some of the best values in Germany. This one is no exception. Light golden in color. The nose has slight peach with lots of minerals/wet rocks. With air a bit of floral not comes out. On the palate, this is sweet but not overtly. A reasonable amount for Spatlese. It is crisp with nice peaches and wet rocks. Long finish. This will go with almost any food but will excel with spicy Thai or Indian. It is still young but drinking great and
