Wine Spectator 93 points!
eRobertParker.com 92 Points!
Wine Spectator 93 points!
"Rich, plush and lusciously sweet, displaying peach, apricot and nectarine flavors that are juicy and concentrated, with hints of pineapple and mineral. The powerful, long finish echoes with notes of spice and white chocolate"
Wine Spectator, Feb 28, 2011
eRobertParker.com 92 points!
"There are only around 200 cases of Hasselbachs' 2009 Nackenheimer Rotenberg Spatlese " fewer than half of their normal crop in this category. "For us," explains Fritz Hasselbach, "grapes for Spatlese have to have at least 100 Oechsle and not many of them managed that this year. We had to select rigorously." On counter-examination, though, he acknowledged that much of what came in at 100 or more was needed for this year's Grosse Gewachse.
A nose of quince preserves, lemon candy, pink grapefruit and a profusion of musky, sweet floral perfume reminiscent of peony and rose petal could almost come from a hypothetical blend of Loire Chenin and Alsace Gewurztraminer. Buoyant to the point of delicacy; glossy, creamy, and texturally seductive yet consistently refreshing, cooling, indeed almost sorbet-like, this manages to barely balance its high residual sugar, with its citrus and quince aspects as well as haunting florality informing a seductively succulent finish. It ought to be worth re-visiting over the next two decades, if not longer, and I expect it to be even more winsome after some of its superficial sweetness dissipates in a decade or so."
David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate #193
Feb 2011
Country:
Germany
Region:
Germany
Variety:
Wine White - Riesling
Size:
750mL
