Mosel-Saar-Ruwer: Germany’s Oldest Wine Region
Dramatic. Historic. Traditional. Cutting-edge. All of these terms describe Germany’s Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wine region, often called “Moselle” in English-language guidebooks. Mosel wines are uniquely German...
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Crisp and Refreshing Summer White Wines by Broadbent, Dr. Loosen, and Spy Valley
Wines to Go Buy This Week: Crisp and Refreshing Summer White Wines by Broadbent, Dr. Loosen, and Spy ValleyThe dog days of August are upon us and we have but a few weeks remaining before hot summer...
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Wines to Go Buy This Week: Crisp and Refreshing Summer White Wines by Broadbent, Dr. Loosen, and Spy Valley The dog days of August are upon us and we have but a few weeks remaining before hot summer...
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2003 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
Score: 93Grade: AThis was purchased at the winery. Pop and pour. Served at about 62F. Golden, slightly deep, in color. The nose is clean with pineapple and slight wet rocks. No petrol. On the...
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1996 Martin Müllen Kröver Letterlay Riesling Spätlese halbtrocken, Germany,...
Score: 92Grade: A-I opened this to show a friend how well that Rieslings can age. A mostly dry Riesling from 1996 and it was beautiful. Golden in color, slightly deep. The nose is clean with just a...
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2015 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling...
Score: 96Grade: AWow. This bottle is probably still on the retail shelves for under $25. It is amazing. Everyone at the table was oohing and ahhing over it. And it has decades of life left if you...
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2015 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese, Germany, Mosel -...
Score: 98Grade: A+Wow. For some reason, the JJ Prum 2015 wines have not shut down. This one is amazing. It will get better as well and probably has 50 years of great drinking ahead. One of the...
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2006 Weingut Bastgen Kestener Paulinshofberg Riesling Spätlese, Germany,...
Vintage: 2006Score: 89Grade: B+Deep golden in color. The nose has a diesel note but also a honeyed quality to it. On the palate, this is sweet enough for dessert. Minerals and also some apricots....
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2013 Markus Molitor Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel ***,...
Vintage: 2013Score: 96Grade: ALight golden in color. Wonderful nose of minerals, simple syrup, honey and slight pineapple. On the palate, pears and minerals. This is sweet but not what I might have...
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2012 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese, Germany, Mosel,...
Vintage: 2012Score: 93Grade: ALight golden in color. The nose is very nice with wet stones and slight peach. Clean and without diesel. On the palate, this is mineral drive. Delicious. Some peach....
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2002 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese,...
Vintage: 2002Score: 91Grade: A-An Internet wine friend passed away this week. Although I never met him in person, we shared many discussions usually about German wines. He took amazingly detailed...
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2015 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett, Germany,...
Vintage: 2015Score: 93Grade: AYellow/green in color. The nose has wet stones/minerals. Also some peach qualities. Really explodes from the glass. On the palate, this is slightly sweet. Lots of...
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2001 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel, Germany,...
Vintage: 2001Score: 97Grade: A+Current Price: $200.00USDWow. This is singing right now. It seems at peak, but will probably continue to evolve for the next 30 years at least. Will it get better?...
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2006 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese, Germany, Mosel, Wine...
Vintage: 2006Score: 93Grade: ACurrent Price: $55.00USDGorgeous wine. It is sweet of course, but not as sweet as expected. Golden in color. The nose is pretty with just the slightest touch of...
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2015 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese, Germany,...
Vintage: 2015Score: 94Grade: ACurrent Price: $30.00USDThis is drinking well right now if young. It was brought to a Japanese restaurant and worked wonderfully with all of the foods. It is sweet, so...
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2015 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Veldenzer Elisenberg Riesling Spätlese,...
Vintage: 2015Score: 93Grade: ACurrent Price: $22.00USD2015 was a hugely successful year for Richter. They are tight but never really shut down all the way. A bit of air or a decant is a nice idea at...
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2015 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling...
Vintage: 2015Score: 95Grade: ANice 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...
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2001 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Auslese, Germany, Mosel...
Vintage: 2001Score: 93Grade: AFrom 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...
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2015 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett halbtrocken,...
Vintage: 2015Score: 91Grade: A-Current Price: $20.00USDThis 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...
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2015 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett, Germany,...
Vintage: 2015Score: 93Grade: ACurrent Price: $30.00USDAnother great showing for this. A tremendous value. Light golden in color with slight green hues. The nose has wet rocks, slight peaches and...
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