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Donnhoff Kreuznacher Kahlenberg Riesling Trocken 2015 (750ML)

92 WA     The 2015 (Kreuznacher) Kahlenberg Riesling Trocken is from gravelly conglomerate soils with quartzite, but not much clay, and from the wider and warmer part of the valley. It offers a warmer and denser...

Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spatlese 2015 (750ML)

91 WA The 2015 Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese is clear, piquant and salty on the nose, with great purity and a lovely flintiness framing the ripe yellow apple and grapefruit aromas. On the palate, this is a...

Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese 2015 (750ML)

92+ WA The 2015 Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese is clear, fresh and coolish, almost reductive on the very precise nose. This is a mouth-filling Spätlese that is round and generous on the palate, with...

Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett 2016 (750ML)

93 JS This is very clean and pure with an intense herbal-mineral quality that's beautifully complemented by the apple and berry notes. The finish has an Alpine meadow freshness that no other kabinett from this vintage I've...

Geil Spatburgunder 2013 (750ML)

JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese 2015 (750ML)

94 WA / 94 VM / 93 WS The 2015 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese (AP 16) displays a very clear, precise and flinty/smoky bouquet of perfectly ripe stone fruits and crushed stones, intertwined with lemon flavors. This Auslese is...

JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese 2015 (1.5L)

95 JS / 94 VM / 93 WA / 92 WS A great spätlese that is really ripe, but still vibrant, elegant and subtle. Sensational interplay of all the components that make this a very classic example of this category. This has a...

JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese 2016 (750ML)

JJ Prum Graccher Himmelreich Auslese GK 2015 (375ML)

97 JS / 95 WA / 94 WS What makes this stand out is the gigantic mineral freshness that's perfectly married to its richness. This gives the finish a whole extra dimension lacking in the majority of 2015 Auslese. The nose...

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (Gold Capsule) 2016 (1.5L)

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (White Capsule) 2016 (1.5L)

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese 2015 (1.5L)

97 JS / 94 WA / 93 VM / 93 WS A whiff of smoke at first, but the nose slowly unfurls. As enormous as it is brilliant, and the interplay of the components is about as sensually ravishing as wine gets. The freshness at the...

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett 2015 (1.5L)

95 JS / 93 VM / 92 WA A great kabinett wine, but it needs a couple of years to display all its treasures. There's still some yeastiness in the nose, but also a wonderful floral quality that is going to expand in the future...

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett 2016 (750ML)

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese 2016 (1.5L)

Kruger Rumpf Riesling Trocken 2013 (750ML)

The wine hovers around the periphery of legal-Trocken, maybe a gram below, maybe a gram above, so it will be a dry-tasting wine and the fine-print can, um, fuck itself. The blend of sites may change each year, according to...

Molitor Alte Reben Mosel WK 2015 (750ML)

94 JS This Middle Mosel Alte Reben has a spiciness that the Saar version lacks, as impressive as it is. Serious ripeness and length, but still vibrant and crystal clear. Any time between now and 2030. - James...

Molitor Bernkasteler Lay Auslese*** GK 2015 (750ML)

94+ WA / 93 VM Delivering ripe and intense stone fruit aromas to the nose, the 2015 Riesling Bernkasteler Lay Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) is less clear, precise and crystalline compared to the corresponding Klosterberg at...

Molitor Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese*** GK 2011 (750ML)

97 WA / 95 WS Strawberry-lime chiffon, almost over-ripe Persian melon, pear, banana and salted caramel scent and envelop the palate in Molitor's rich yet delicate 2011 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese three star A.P...

Molitor Urziger Wurzgarten Kabinett GK 2015 (750ML)

93 WA / 92 JS The (medium-) sweet 2015 Riesling Ürziger Würzgarten Kabinett (Golden Capsule) displays a clear, intense and remarkably fine nose of perfectly ripe and healthy small Riesling berries. This is a lush,...

Molitor Urziger Wurzgarten Spatlese GK 2015 (750ML)

95 WA The 2015 Riesling Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese (Golden Capsule) opens with a very clear and aromatic white stone fruit aroma intermixed with clear and smoky aromas. Sweet, lush and intense, this is a...

Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese** GK 2015 (750ML)

97 WA The 2015 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese ** (Golden Capsule) is entirely based on healthy, botrytis-free grapes and opens with intensely herbal flavors in the first moments before very fine Riesling, slate and...

Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese*** GK 2015 (1.5L)

99 WA / 97 JS / 96 VM The 2015 Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) is clear, fresh and concentrated on the nose nose where deep and smoky flavors of crushed stones are displayed, giving just a hint of...

Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese*** WK 2015 (375ML)

96 JS / 95 VM The most amazing of the 2015 dry rieslings from Markus Molitor, but not only because it has the most amazing exotic fruit, but also because of its stunning spiciness and a devastating mineral quality at the...

Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Spatlese WK 2015 (750ML)

94 JS / 94 VM Lovely peach and pineapple fruit on the nose. Stunning balance of ripeness and mineral freshness on the palate with a burst of pineapple delight right at the end. Still only 11.5% alcohol. Delicious now, but...

Muller Catoir Burgergarten im Breumel Riesling Splatlese 2015 (750ML)

92 WS / 91+ WA Very floral and intense, boasting iris, spearmint, nutmeg and grapefruit flavors. Round and juicy, with a long, lingering aftertaste of fruit, herbs and mineral. Drink now through 2033. - Bruce Sanderson,...

Muller Catoir Riesling Auslese Mandelgarten 2015 (375ML)

94 WA The 2015 Riesling Auslese Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten is super pure and fine on the nobly concentrated, stony nose with its honey and bright fruit aromas. Rich, sweet, lush and piquant on the palate, this is an...

Muller Catoir Riesling Kabinett Gimmeldingen 2015 (750ML)

89 WA The 2015 Riesling Kabinett Gimmeldingen is intense and floral on the nose, offering ripe white fruit aromas with a remarkable concentration. The wine is sweet and lush on the palate, very elegant and round, and has a...

Muller-Catoir Riesling Trocken Haardter Herrenletten VDP Erste Lage 2015 (750ML)

94 WA The 2015 Riesling Trocken Haardter Herrenletten VDP Erste Lage has a lovely bouquet that reflects the small chalk stripe in the vineyard, which gives a wet and smoky stone fruit flavor, along with some lemon and...

Robert Weil Kiedrich Klosterberg Riesling Trocken 2015 (750ML)

92 WA   The 2015 Kiedrich Klosterberg Riesling Trocken has a bright lime-green color and shows a concentrated, very precise and stony/flinty bouquet of ripe and healthy fruits. The wine is dense and very elegant on...