Many 2005's were downrated from higher pradikat's, and I've had quite a few 2005 Mosels that are lacking in acidity, though I generally prefer this to some of the wines that have obviously artificial acidity. Unusually, it seems that the acidity often actually increased as the harvest went on, which means that many of the BA's and TBA's are - to me, at least - better balanced than some of the lower pradikat wines. I don't intend to buy large quantities of 2005's, to be honest, though I might splash out on a few BA's, a category I usually avoid due to lowish acidity.

i have read that even the BB spatlesen have better acidity. good thing i have both.

The 2005's can indeed be very confusing at times. Each wine seems to be very much an individual, with lots of surprises, both pleasant and not so pleasant. It really does seem to be essential to taste each one before buying more than a few bottles. All those decisions about what time to pick, etc, seem to have had an even greater influence than usual.