These vines averaged over 40 years of age. Green/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has some diesel and slight botrytis along with lemon peel and minerals. Medium bodied. Good acidity. On the palate, this is clean. Complex and deep. Wonderful minerality with a some peach comes thru. Long finish. This is drinking beautifully but should easily go another eight to ten years. It is great on its own and will work nice with Thai food.
Delicious, if young, Austrian Riesling. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has some apples, slight lemon and slight diesel. Medium to full bodied. On the palate, clean with apples and lemons and nice minerality. Dry. Strong, lovely acidity. Long finish. This will continue to mature and improve for another five to ten years and drink well for ten to twelve after that. It is great on its own and very versatile (and probably better) with food. It went well with Quiche.
From a "premier cru" vineyard that has the oldest vines used by Schloss Gobelsburg. Green/yellow/gold in color, clear and bright. The wine has some heft to it, even in thinner vintages. It is fuller, "meatier" than the Gaisberg vineyard. Lots of minerals and spice, and some floral notes. Medium to full bodied. Good acidity. On the palate, slight peach, but this is more about minerality and spice. Dry. Long finish. This is delicious now, but really needs a few years to flesh out.
Pale Gold in color, clear and bright. This took maybe 3o to 45 minutes to open up. On the nose there is a nice lemon candy note with some minerality. On the palate, the lemon candy comes thru along with fresh lemons and underlying minerality. Slight char. There is a nice depth and complexity here. Still on the youthful side with plenty of vibrancy. Long finish. This should drink well for another twelve to fifteen years. This is great on its own and will work with a wide variety of lighter foods including fried chicken.
Golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has some diesel and schist along with a bit of lemon/lime. Full bodied. On the palate, tart lemons with an underlying minerality. It does seem like there is a slight residual sugar. Good acidity. This is a serious Riesling that should drink well for another ten to fifteen years (at least). This drinks well on its own but will work better with just about any food. It should be a nice match for Thai or Indian.
This wine continues to develop and improve although another few years isn't a bad idea. Medium golden in color, clear and bright. The nose opens initially with diesel but then clears a bit to show minerality, slight lemons and slighter peaches. Medium bodied, slightly oily texture. Complex and deep. A nice lemon candy note on the palate with underlying minerality. Long finish. This should drink well for the next ten to twelve years. It would be a nice match for spicy Asian foods.
