Search Results
Leitz Geisenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Eiswein 2010
New low price! Regular Vin Chicago retail - $89.99!
94
Vinous, Joel Payne
(1/2012) "Bright aromas of camomile tea, orange rind and lemon oil, plus a whiff of smoky botrytis. The supple black cherry flavor is animated by finely chiseled minerality. Dense yet vibrant, this is what eiswein should be in a vintage that produced very few examples of this quality."
(1/2012) "Bright aromas of camomile tea, orange rind and lemon oil, plus a whiff of smoky botrytis. The supple black cherry flavor is animated by finely chiseled minerality. Dense yet vibrant, this is what eiswein should be in a vintage that produced very few examples of this quality."
$
7399
Discount:
375 ML
Leitz Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck Katerloch Riesling GG 2014
95
Vinous, David Schildknecht
(5/2016) "White peach, mirabelle and lemon are pungently mingled with lavender, lemon peel, iris and ocean spray in a head-turning aromatic array that surges from the glass. Silken in feel and ultra-bright, the animating palate impression introduces a mouthwatering impression of oyster liquor while preserving wafting inner-mouth perfume. A buoyant, penetrating, consummately refreshing finish is at once concentrated yet subtle in its complexity. That this wine was refused Grosses Gewachs status for being 'too light' speaks volumes about - though hardly speaks well of - the entire Grosses Gewachs project to date and the way in which that imprimatur gets assigned. At 12.5% alcohol, this can hardly be called alcoholically light wine. Was it perhaps the wine's lift, filigree detail, animation or shameless pandering to human thirst and sensual longing that disturbed the judges? Drinking Window: 2016 - 2028"
(5/2016) "White peach, mirabelle and lemon are pungently mingled with lavender, lemon peel, iris and ocean spray in a head-turning aromatic array that surges from the glass. Silken in feel and ultra-bright, the animating palate impression introduces a mouthwatering impression of oyster liquor while preserving wafting inner-mouth perfume. A buoyant, penetrating, consummately refreshing finish is at once concentrated yet subtle in its complexity. That this wine was refused Grosses Gewachs status for being 'too light' speaks volumes about - though hardly speaks well of - the entire Grosses Gewachs project to date and the way in which that imprimatur gets assigned. At 12.5% alcohol, this can hardly be called alcoholically light wine. Was it perhaps the wine's lift, filigree detail, animation or shameless pandering to human thirst and sensual longing that disturbed the judges? Drinking Window: 2016 - 2028"
$
3999
Discount:
750 ML
J. B. Becker "Wallufer Walkenberg" Rheingau Riesling KabinettTrocken 2016
90
James Suckling
90-91
Vinous, David Schildknecht
(7/2018) "As usual for this bottling, already on the nose there is a sense of crushed stone that translates into a sense of chalky, stony suffusion on the silken palate. Piquant, pithy notes of toasted nuts, lime peel and lime pips are balanced by just enough primary juiciness of lime and apple to deliver refreshment, and enough sense of buoyancy to justify the moniker "Kabinett." The finish delivers a mouthwatering influx of marine minerality along with the predictable persistence of crushed stone. (Like all of the 2016s covered on the present occasion, this had stayed on its full lees until three weeks before I tasted it on September 16, 2017, and were bottled the week following.)"
(7/2018) "As usual for this bottling, already on the nose there is a sense of crushed stone that translates into a sense of chalky, stony suffusion on the silken palate. Piquant, pithy notes of toasted nuts, lime peel and lime pips are balanced by just enough primary juiciness of lime and apple to deliver refreshment, and enough sense of buoyancy to justify the moniker "Kabinett." The finish delivers a mouthwatering influx of marine minerality along with the predictable persistence of crushed stone. (Like all of the 2016s covered on the present occasion, this had stayed on its full lees until three weeks before I tasted it on September 16, 2017, and were bottled the week following.)"
$
2999
Discount:
750 ML
J. B. Becker "Wallufer Berg Bildstock" Rheingau Riesling Kabinett 2008
Very Special Library release directly from J.B. Beckers cellar! This is a very special bottle of wine with just enough age on it.
J. B. Becker "Wallufer Walkenberg" Rheingau Riesling KabinettTrocken 2015
90
Vinous, David Schildknecht
(9/2017) "Dusty and smoky notes share aromatic billing with pungent yeastiness, hints of cask and Riesling-typical white peach and lime. Dust and smoke persist as palate infusions, with invigorating if slightly rustic chewiness carrying into a tangy, grippingly sustained finish. (Even in a vintage as ripe and generous as 2015, Becker was set to bottle more than four times as much of this wine as of Spätlese trocken from the same site.)"
(9/2017) "Dusty and smoky notes share aromatic billing with pungent yeastiness, hints of cask and Riesling-typical white peach and lime. Dust and smoke persist as palate infusions, with invigorating if slightly rustic chewiness carrying into a tangy, grippingly sustained finish. (Even in a vintage as ripe and generous as 2015, Becker was set to bottle more than four times as much of this wine as of Spätlese trocken from the same site.)"
Leitz "Rudesheimer Magdalenenkreuz" Riesling Spatlese 2014
93
Wine & Spirits
(12/2015) "This sandy loess-rich vineyard gave a 2014 that tastes like summer in all its juicy peach and sweet corn flavor. Its sunny disposition make it easy to gulp, but, given time in the glass, the structure becomes more apparent, a broad band of acidity couched in firm, earthy minerality. Enjoy it now, with a corn chowder, and lose a few bottles in the cellar for a few years, too."
(12/2015) "This sandy loess-rich vineyard gave a 2014 that tastes like summer in all its juicy peach and sweet corn flavor. Its sunny disposition make it easy to gulp, but, given time in the glass, the structure becomes more apparent, a broad band of acidity couched in firm, earthy minerality. Enjoy it now, with a corn chowder, and lose a few bottles in the cellar for a few years, too."
$
1999
Discount:
750 ML
Spreitzer "101" Rheingau Riesling QBA 2015
90
Wine Spectator
(7/31/2017) "A plush, powerful version, with white peach, apple, brown sugar and savory notes backed by vivid acidity. Shows more impact up front than on the finish, but persistent nonetheless. Drink now through 2022. 300 cases imported."
(7/31/2017) "A plush, powerful version, with white peach, apple, brown sugar and savory notes backed by vivid acidity. Shows more impact up front than on the finish, but persistent nonetheless. Drink now through 2022. 300 cases imported."
$
1399
Discount:
750 ML
