A very rich and concentrated TBA with a pronounced flavor profile delivering honey, pollen, quince and dried apricots. Great intensity on palate with a medium+ body. Well balanced and long. Bright future. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Weingut Allendorf, Winkeler WHAT: Riesling, trockenbeerenauslese WHERE: Germany, Rheingau WHEN: 2003 HOW MUCH:
From the stellar ‘71 vintage. Copper gold in appearance with a medium+ fully developed seductive nose delivering honey, pollen, minerality and green/citrus fruit. Sweet on palate but very elegant. Overall finesse. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Allendorf Winkeler WHAT: Riesling, trockenbeerenauslese WHERE: Germany, Rheingau WHEN: 1971 HOW MUCH:
Nose offers sweetness of honey and quince backed by citrus/stone fruit. On the palate it is medium dry to medium, with 110 g/l rs that are well balanced by pronounced and lively acidity (9g) tartaric. This is an almost fleshy, medium bodied wine that delivers a long finish. Very young.
Deep amber with a medium fully developed totally honeyed nose (like opening a honey jar) with notes of quince and dried apricots. Some earthy minerality also present. Not very sweet on palate but medium sweet, very elegant and still fresh with pineapple flavours. An ethereal style. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Weingut Allendorf
Concentrated and focused with earthy minerality, citrus and hints of herbs. On the palate it is dry with refreshing acidity/8.5g tartaric that balances pronounced fruit intensity and some residual sugars (7g/l). Wine has a dense structure and a spicy palate. Can keep for more than 6-8 years. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Robert
With this wine we are getting pretty serious- in the dry style of course. Nose is a little bit shy but focused. Moving to the palate, I must comment on its huge extraction and concentration. The wine has a phenolic texture and is nearly full bodied, rare for a Riesling.
Seductive -- dare to say sexy nose -- with quince, honey and some botrytis present backed by minerality and florality. Medium sweet on palate, rich but also delicate. Rather disjointed right now because acidity/13g tartaric is highlighted, needing time to mellow. An outstanding wine that offers ripe fruit and some
Soil in Turmberg is primarily loess and loam, becoming slatey/phyllite going deeper. This results in a focused/restrained nose full of minerality and peach. Off-dry on palate with refreshing acidity that will provide the vessel for long ageing. Concentrated with medium+ body and length. Ioannis Karakasis WHO: Weingut Robert Weil WHAT: