Winetex 
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11423
 | | 01-04-2006 07:58 PM |
| - 2003 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Erdener Treppchen Riesling Auslese ** - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer, Middle Mosel (1/3/2006)
Super wine from the Premier Cru blow-out. It does lack the acidity to be a long-term keeper but is a great drink now. It will be the perfect summer quaffer. Note: the cork had an area that was soaked to the top so perhaps these have encountered some heat. (92 pts.)
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11423
| | 01-16-2006 03:32 PM |
| Again from the Premier Cru blow-out - the cork was perfect on this one Posted from CellarTracker | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 05-20-2006 02:29 AM |
| Tasted 05/19/06 from a Turley Riedel. Pale, pale yellow in the glass, looked like apple juice diluted 85(water)/15(apple juice). Nose was hard to pick up but I got faint petro and lemon. Palate was a killer. Lychee, mango, all those tropical fruits. Beautiful on the palate. Served with shrimp potstickers. I purchased this for 13.xx from Premier Cru when they had that ridiculous sale, wished I would have bought cases of this. Highly recommended this as a summer quaffer, especially for non-winos. BD93 | | | |
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BellaDonna
Barrel Racker
Posts: 1890
| | 05-23-2006 05:09 AM |
| Had this for a second day. Still same good tropical fruits there that greet you at the door but acidity swoops in and puts a small drizzle on the parade. The wine got flabby. I would not recommend drinking this wine over days. Open and drink immediately. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
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| | 05-23-2006 12:38 PM |
| The wine was either acidic or flabby. Not both. They are mutually exclusive. | | | |
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GATC
Wine Lover
Posts: 4741
| | 06-01-2006 02:26 AM |
| Maybe the acid came on strong then disappeared. I'm taking an educated guess because the acidity of the 2003's are deceiving and does seem to come and go while you are drinking it. I'm not sure if it is the overripe fruit dominating or what. Most of the rieslings that I have consumed have done well the 2nd and 3rd day. I recork it (I usually use a stopper) and put it in the frig.
This is a ridiculous bargain. | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11423
| | 06-02-2006 02:09 PM |
| Another bottle gone here last night. I'm finding different levels of acidity from bottle to bottle, perhaps some bottle variation. At this rate we'll be through our stash before the end of June.  | | | |
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GATC
Wine Lover
Posts: 4741
| | 06-03-2006 12:08 AM |
| I'm finding the same thing with the spatlesen. It seems like I have found more variation in the 2003's than in past years. Since I bought 20 cases of the 2003 Christoffels through the Skurnik route, I have tried a lot of those as well, so it is not unique to the Premier Cru imported lots. I heard that they added acidity to this vintage (I'm not sure if this is kosher but I heard that somewhere) so the appearance may vary more than natural acidity. Actually that is a guess, but I have noticed the same thing. Fortunately, I have enjoyed every bottle so it has not been a factor. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts: 11169
| | 06-03-2006 12:16 AM |
| Quote:
It seems like I have found more variation in the 2003's than in past years.
Actually, I've found the UW Auslese*** to be remarkably consistent. So far each wine has tasted almost exactly like the others. | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts: 11423
| | 06-03-2006 12:49 AM |
| Make no mistake, they've all been good. Just a bit variable in acidity with the same foods. | | | |
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