Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Wow this has opened up. Nose is so 21 and super steely, citrus, floral and skeletal. Palate is luscious, juicy and nervy with gorgeous fleshy fruit and unreal density yet lightness. Awesome. So dense. Weight of a spatlese but nimble as a Kabinett. Lime zest on the nose now. Seashells. Chablis like. — a year ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Lovely aromatics, so classic - apples & lemons with a whiff of mineral slate.
On the palate the sweetness quickly gives way to the juicy, lemon-lime acidity and the amazing slated minerality.
Crisp, clear, fresh… so juicy and fine. Delicious and dangerously drinkable. — 4 years ago

Max Kelly

9.3

This might be the single greatest QPR in wine. Wow. Just wow. — 4 years ago

Ángel Rodríguez

9.0

Nice example of a Riesling. Refreshing and elegant without being too sweet but still displaying lots of bright fruit and aromatic notes. Almost effervescent. — 7 years ago

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9.0

While the corresponding “Fuder 4” bottling was picked at the lowest must weight of any Richter 2016, this “regular” bottling from the same Einzellage reflects (at 84 Oechsle) the highest-must-weight Kabinett of the present collection. The flavors and structure of the two wines are correspondingly disparate. Pineapple and papaya dominate on the nose as well as on a subtly creamy, glycerol-rich palate. This finishes with admirable persistence and succulent satisfaction if nowhere near the distinguished clarity, striking levity or dynamic of the corresponding “Fuder 4.” (David Schildknecht, Vinous, January 2018) — 8 years ago

JKT

9.3

GW tasting 9/28/16. Nose that's classic Bordeaux woodiness and earthiness. Hints of that peppery now and minerals. Carries through to palate. Like a younger Sociando Mallet. Long good finish. Interesting profile. Indeed still lively. Harvest by hand destem and fermentation in concrete vat starting straight away. Since 70. Cap forms quickly. Insert 2 cm of fresh stem right under vat like a screen to prevent cap boiling over. This apparently reduces tannins to be very fine and not obvious. So no oxygen contact during this. No pump over or punch down. All natural. No sulfur during this. 1 year in large fuder (100 years old!). Then 2 years in old barrels (never cleaned!). No new oak. — 10 years ago

web bond

9.3

AP# 2....same fuder tasted chez Muller during April 2015. All about essence and not impact.
"THE sweet spot of the 2014 vintage are the Kabinett wines made from clean grapes. These wines have a lightness not seen in two decades and proved a return to the great Kabinett and Spätlese of the 1990s!" http://www.moselfinewines.com/vintage-2014-kabinett-highlights.php — 10 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

Crisp Mosel Riesling. The way dry Riesling should be. — 2 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.1

Another blind provided by yours truly. An intentional trick and trick it did, especially when presented after the Auslese #24. No one could tell it was from the same vintage (and vineyard), even though the producer was a piece of cake - the green tea notes was a dead giveaway after KP and Julia so graciously imparted us with the knowledge in the previous blind. I revealed the identity quickly which surprised everyone how different it looked from the Auslese #24. The Auslese #96 tasted more botrytised, felt rounder, and showed more maturity with stronger honey and wax notes. Weaker than the Auslese #24 for us, but the DNA of the terrior and producer were still very present - trademark green tea, precision, and featherweight. Still very drinkable, just less than the best Grunhaus can offer.

NB: For those curious, the different numbers represent Fuders that the winery deemed special enough to be individual bottlings. According the BR, even Maximin has no idea of the exact differences between Fuder. — 4 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Fuder 96. Wow. Just wow. Bomb ass Auslese. Elegant and bomb complexity. — 5 years ago

Alec Jeffery

9.2

Complexity, length and great balance, the noise a little too pungent but a classy wine. — 7 years ago

JKT

9.2

GL Trimbach Riesling tasting 10/25/17. All wines are whole cluster and steel or old fuder. This newly acquired. Native yeasts unless needed. One racking. Same process for all. Explosive floral and grapefruit nose and excellent balanced body and complexity on palate and beautiful finish. Yum. The first granite soil rather than limestone. Inaugural vintage. Only 1.6 hectre. Focus and energy. — 9 years ago

JKT

9.4

GW tasting 9/28/16. Introduced in 1990. Ancestor who said no need for sulfur. Best plot right in front of house called the Rock. Nose that's complex with more prominent pepper notes. Wine doesn't go into fuder and direct into barrels. Texture and body richer and firmer structure and minerals and acids. Yummy. — 10 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.3

Kiwi's in the house. Love the brothers Giesen. — 10 years ago

Severn G

9.4

2006 | Riesling (Auslese)
Selbach-Oster; Zeltinger Sonnenuhr 'Rotlay'
Mosel; Zeltingen-Rachtig, Germany
APN 2 606 319 06 07
(93-95; drink 2016-36)

"Rotlay, a South facing parcel, is the single best parcel within the Sonnenuhr vineyard. Rotlay holds vines between 90-100 years old. The position of this vineyard is important as it sits in a "hot spot" between the cliff and river and is the site where it's typical for botrytis to form each year. There's approximately 1350 bottles produced from 1 neutral barrel (Fuder) for both fermentation and aging." — 3 years ago

jesus g

Hospitality Schramsberg Vineyards

9.4

Left pissed off and did Chinese at empress m — 4 years ago

Martijn

9.1

Great PN! Strawberry and length. Great potential to store up to 10/15 years. — 5 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.6

Half bottle. Nectar. Happy New Year! — 7 years ago

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Matteo Killenberg

9.0

Fuder 3. Needs some air to open up. Clean and dry. — 10 years ago

web bond

9.1

A real curiosity and undoubtedly as Unicorn as it gets. 1966 vintage, so prior to 1971 German wine law. No Pradikat designation on label. Grape variety, Riesling, stated on label. Fuder# 73. Alcohol was 10.5% and may possibly be Trocken(Egon III did produce some Trocken fuders during this era)? Otherwise a QBA(but labeled as Sharzhofberg and not Sharzhof?), or even a Kabinett? Will be inquiring with Mr. Muller. In fantastic shape and originating from a notable, Bay Area Collector. The freshness was sensational. — 10 years ago