2015 Klosterhof Schwedhelm Riesling Schwarzer Herrgott Trocken, Germany, Pfalz, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2015
Score: 
93
Grade: 
A

First time trying this producer.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is big-ish with pineapple, tropical fruit, slight petrol and "wet rocks".  Medium bodied with a slightly viscous texture.  Good acidity.  This is dry but the alcohol is not high.  A bit more blowsy than expected but that is not bad.  On the palate, pineapple, guava and minerality.  Good finish.  Tasty.  This is drinking well but has at least another decade.  It worked well with Szechuan food.   

2015 Müller-Catoir Gimmeldinger Schlössel Rieslaner Spätlese, Germany, Pfalz, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2015
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$45.00USD

 Rieslaner is a cross of the Silvaner and Riesling grapes.  Medium golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is light but nice with peaches, slight "wet rocks", and spice.  Light bodied.  Light acidity.  On the palate, the peaches come thru.  It seems a touch flabby but works better with some food.  Medium finish.  This would be a nice wine with spicy Thai food.  Drink over the next five years.  

2019 Müller-Catoir Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten Riesling Spätlese, Germany, Pfalz, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2019
Score: 
93
Grade: 
A
Current Price: 
$40.00USD

AP#4 for those keeping track.  This is very, tight and needed over an hour to really start to open up.  Yellow/gold in color.  The nose has wet rocks, along with some peach/apricot.  Medium bodied.  Moderate acidity.  On the palate, more about the peach fruit than minerality.  Tasty.  Sweet, not cloying.  Good finish.  This needs about five more years to open and then should drink well for another fifteen to twenty.  

2018 Villa Wolf Pinot Noir, Germany, Pfalz, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2018
Score: 
90
Grade: 
A-
Current Price: 
$13.00USD

An excellent value in Pinot Noir.  This tied for first place out of eight wines in a blind tasting (my score and the groups).  Garnet in color, mostly opaque and bright.  The nose has black cherries and spice.  On the palate, the black cherries come thru with a bit of anise on the finish.  This has a lovely texture.  Bold but not over done.  This is drinking well now and should drink well for at least another three to five years.  It will work well with food, fried chicken would be a nice match.  

2009 Knipser Blauer Spätburgunder trocken, Germany, Pfalz, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2009
Score: 
86
Grade: 
B
Current Price: 
$22.00USD

This proved proved to be a love it or ate it wine in a recent tasting.  It tied for the wine of the night but had some detractors including me.  I think the biggest issue had to be whether it was past prime or in its prime.  Ruby in color, flat and cloudy.  On the nose, there is a sour cherry juice quality with slight oxidation.  Medium bodied with light tannins countered by a soft texture that was easy to drink.  Thin.  The sour cherry fruit come thru on the palate.  A shorter finish.  I didn't find the complexity hoped for in a 12 year old Pinot.  It is fine and drinkable and not too expe

1994 Kurt Darting Dürkheimer Hochbenn Muskateller Trockenbeerenauslese, Germany, Pfalz, Wine Review

Vintage: 
1994
Score: 
91
Grade: 
A-

This was a fascinating wine.  From a 500ML bottle.  Muskateller is from the Muscat family of grapes.  Although it is a white grape, it was very dark in color.  The bottle was 26 years old and the wine had seeped up to the top of the cork.  That said, it was a very nice showing.  Deep brown with tinges of red and orange, clear and bright.  The nose is great with honeyed figs, peaches and also blood oranges.  Viscous and sweet, not cloying.  On the palate, there is nice acidity.  The honeyed figs come thru and also a cherry note.  Long finish.  Complex and delicious.  This should have a long

2015 von Winning Forster Pechstein Riesling Großes Gewächs Trocken, Germany, Pfalz, Wine Review

Vintage: 
2015
Score: 
93
Grade: 
A

My first time trying this winery and I was very impressed though it had issues.  Golden in color, with a slightly green hue to it.  The nose smelled like fireworks or gun powder.  I lovve that smell but it was a bit controversial.  It also had a sweaty, wet wool sock note to it.  In short, there seems to be a lot of sulfur showing here not too unlike how JJ Prums used to show a decade or so ago when the wines were young.  None of that bothered me personally.  There is also some lemon and wet rocks.  On the palate, this has a nice texture.  None of the sulfur carries thru to the palate.  Lem