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whiner

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12/17/2004 1:53 PM
Whoa. This is...whoa...apple, pear peach, nectarine, plumb, and oh that slate. What amazingly high levels of acidity but yet, somehow, they don't cause alarm -- they just make me think this is a 30-40 year wine. Whoa. The best auslese I've ever had? Probably not. On the very short list? Absolutely. This is a truly special wine. If you can find it under $55 and you like Mosels, you owe it to yourself to pick this up. 92.5-93 right now. 94+ in the making a

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ChangeMe

Grape Puncher
Posts:986

12/17/2004 4:57 PM
Thanks for the note. I have not yet opened any of mine. What I have had is the Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese****, and that's a wine that will kick your butt from here to Urzig and back again. Not a 30-40 year wine, it may be immortal.

GATC

Barrel Sampler
Posts:2420

12/22/2004 11:48 PM
Have not had this or the ***, but definitely had a lot of the . I did order a case of the 2003 *** for a pretty decent pre-arrival price from Premier Cru (under $50, maybe under $40?)). I started to catalog my wines (since I took around 900 bottles to a new offsite walk-in storage) and realize that about 1/2 of my 2001,2002, 2003 German rieslings are Christoffel. Of course I do have a fair amount of Donnhoffs just in case I finally figure out why Rieslingfan and others rave about it.

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Arlington, TX

Master of Wine
Posts:12048

03/01/2008 7:58 PM
I think this is the same wine. The only difference is Urziger versus Urtzegur. I think it's Urziger. Time for Jason to jump in here and clarify. Probably the most impressive thing about this note is I found the old one using search. 2002 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese *** - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (3/1/2008) WIML93,PURPLE92. Tasted March 1, 2008. Opened and served immediately. Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of pool water, wet stones, quince and oranges. Flavors of peaches, oranges, sweet cherries. Palate cleansing acidity, good body and well balance. Drinks lovely early but can be held for quite some time to come. (93 pts.)

Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone.

jason

Napa Valley

Wine Addict
Posts:6849

03/02/2008 1:19 AM
With always more than you actually care to know: Yes it is Urziger Wurzgarten, or the spice of Urzig (Urzig being the village and Wurzgarten being the vineyard). Christoffel and Dr. Loosen probably make the best expression, though stylistically different of this vineyard. It is composed, uniquely for its location of red volcanic soil and slate which can lend itself to more tropical expressions of fruit and a lot of spice as the vineyard name states.

Winetex

Austin, Texas

Master of Wine
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03/02/2008 10:43 AM
Thanks for the notes. It looks like I have a bottle of this (would have been a random purchase...).

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Arlington, TX

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03/02/2008 12:12 PM
Posted By jason on 03/02/2008 1:19 AM With always more than you actually care to know: Yes it is Urziger Wurzgarten, or the spice of Urzig (Urzig being the village and Wurzgarten being the vineyard). Christoffel and Dr. Loosen probably make the best expression, though stylistically different of this vineyard. It is composed, uniquely for its location of red volcanic soil and slate which can lend itself to more tropical expressions of fruit and a lot of spice as the vineyard name states. See, I knew I was right. Winetex, no rush. I'll be opening my next bottle probably in 5 years but even that is not a rush in my humble opinion.

Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone.

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