Ely Cohn

9.1

Unmistakably German murky crimson that reminds me of a dark forest and smells like damp leaves.

Starts rich with cherry and cedar notes, chalky minerality, and evolves into savory sappy balsamic and soy.

I remember thinking the 2012 was more fruit forward and charismatic. 2015 is darker and more restrained, with proportional dimensions. — a month ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Nose: lovely brioche and lemon peel perfume. Quite aromatic.

Palate: delicious sweet lemon fruit. Mineral. Hint of grapefruit. Delicious

An incredible entry level Sparkler. Not super complex on the palate or this would rank higher. But for the price you cannot beat it for this style of citrus forward sparkling.



Fass selections — 8 months ago

Zach D

9.6

I was worried about this bottle as the fill level was low and there was a lot of seepage. Didn’t matter at all. Fantastic nose of concentrated stone fruit: apricot, peach, some pineapple as well. Sweet smelling flowers ie honeysuckle and slight jasmine note. Nice, mild petrol aroma. On the palate very concentrated and in a great place in terms of the freshness and acidity combined with that aged Riesling profile of honeyed stone fruit, candied pineapple, dried citrus rind, all with a acidity framing the wonderful fruit. In a great place right now.
@Lyle Fass — a year ago

Fabio Franchella

9.0

Goldige Farbe, wenig säure, vollmundig trotz wenig alk, südfruchtig, würde 1 jahr später gar eine 9.0 geben. NACHTRAG vom 8.3.26: genau wie vorhergesagt. In diesen 2 jahren noch etwas mehr schmelz und etwas mehr konzentration in der frucht erhalten. Von 8.8 auf 9.0 — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

That’s actually the previous spater veit in the glass and this wine is much darker. What a wine. Dark berries, dark blackberry, mint, mineral, tree bark, so complex and deep. Wow this is sick. So much black cherry. Genius. Earthy. Truffley. Has some masserata in it. Some weird freak grape. Wow what a palate. Silken, sexy and lush. Lovely blackberry and purple fruits. Like a wine jelly donut filling. Stunning freshness and depth and focused like a laser. Insane linearity. Lovely sweetness. This is incredible. What a revelation. Nose is developing wild mint now. Just a gorgeous wine. So complex, complete and unique! Wow wow wow.

9.4 to 9.5 overnight. So much more complete and added elegance and energy. A stunning wine. — 4 years ago

Christian Schumann

9.0

Erst rauchig mit Backpflaume und Brombeere, später kommt das typisch cabernet kirscharoma durch. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Nose is classic Goldtropfchen. Big tropical fruits slathered in slate. Some sweet tart. Palate is rich, ripe, sweet and has the richness of the juice in a fruit cup but also an icing on the cake texture. Gorgeously pure wine. — 2 months ago

Fabio Franchella

9.3

Hat sich erfreulich positiv entwickelt von hohem auf sehr hohem niveau. Damals 9.2 auf 9.3 rund 2 jahre später — 4 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Nose: dried apricot. Intense.

Palate: sweet apricot.

Fass selections — a year ago

Fabio Franchella

9.3

Ungefähr 4 jahre später…nur noch besser!
PS: Sinner - Krecmanovic in Wimbledon und D verliert gegen ES mit 2:1 in der 119 minute — 2 years ago

with Kathrin

Isaac Weissman

9.5

High acidity, and good citrus flavors — 3 years ago

Jürgen Köster

9.0

Hat lange im Keller gewartet. Am Anfang besser als später. Hat gut zu selbst gebackenen noch warmen Brot gepasst. — 4 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

@delectable Spater-veit goldtropfchen Riesling trocken

Nose is slate. Citrus flower. White flowers. Quite lovely. Scratch that. Fucking beautiful.

Palate is mineral. Citrus. Crunchy. Minerals made from citrus.

Elite levels of typicity. If I could create a mosel trocken from scratch this is what it would be. You can literally smell mosel slate on this. I love this wine.

Bought from fass selections — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Gorgeous wine and so energetic as 12 is not the warmest vintage but Niklas still manages to get unreal purity and ripeness. Deeply spicy nose, cardamom, clove, cinnamon, slate, asian spices. Just terrific. Palate is crackling but also has terrific mid palate opulence and acid and energy for days on the finish. Drinking so well now. — 2 months ago

Fabio Franchella

9.2

Acht jahre später! Damals mit 8.8 bewertet da ich mich noch genau an eine gute struktur aber wenig reifen tanninen und einer nicht ganz ausbalanciertenm fruchtanteil erinnere. Jetzt, im März 2026, hat er seinen höhepunkt erreicht. Groassrtig — 3 months ago

with Xenia

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Wow. In the zone. Palate had confectionary cotton candy and smarties. Gorgeous apple pie nose. Drink up but no rush but kind of a rush. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

The new top wine. Floral, layered, spice, smells so deep but also a sense of much more lurking underneath. High toned mid season cherry and red currants. Really elegant and lifted. Elite. Stunning. Then saturates the palate with a level of explosive fruit and the most ripe and velvety tannins. This is best Pinot ever at Spater Veit. Unreal wine and endless finish and wonderful aging potential. Energy and keeps that finish. Genius wine. Best Mosel Pinot Noir I have ever had. Stunning. The fruit is so pure. Inner mouth aromas are stunning. — 2 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

One of my favorite sites in the Mosel. Gorgeous, elegant and honeyed nose. Some spice and unreal fruit. Guava, mango, honeydew melon abound. Classic Goldtropfchen. Elegant, restrained, juicy and chiseled. Sappy and pure. Compelling finesse here. Lovely slatey finish and almost tannic and just keeps pumping out the perfectly ripe fruit but staying nimble and racey the whole time. Startling length. Wow. — 4 years ago

Meg Herring

9.2

Love this Riesling. Super mineral forward. I feel so sad for people who don’t drink Riesling. It’s such a joy. — 5 years ago

Andreas von Dreusche

9.1

Aufgeschraubt und von toller Frische, Frucht und feiner Säure, Rest einen Tag später getrunken, da war leider nix mehr — 5 years ago