Michael Schafer Burg-Layer Schloßberg Riesling Spätlese

Wine Education Service - Alsace (LSE) : Gold. Gorgeous nose, honey and lemon, fresh. Apfel strudel, great acidity, complexity, long, delicious.

Wine Education Service Mature German Riesling from Michael Schafer (Imperial College, London) : Deep colour, very yellow. Nutty, marzipan aromas, plus stone fruit and some flinty gun smoke. Tasting very dry for a spatlese. Nutty, slightly sour, then sweetness comes thru on a very sweet lime finish.

WES - Mature German Riesling from Weingut Michael Schäfer (Imperial College London) : Golden. Clear and bright. Some soapiness on the nose. Sweet, marzipan notes. Slight oiliness. Surprisingly dry with apricots and lime on the palate.

Wine Education Service - Mature German Riesling from Weingut Michal Schäfer (Imperial College) : Intense gold. Very inviting nose, changing moment by moment, fruity, marzipan, apricots. Elegant, moreish, fruity, rich, implied sweetness but actually dry, very long.

Full flavoured with good length. Drinking really well now. Nettles and lots of acidity. Probably better with food. Definite step up from the Scloßkapelle 99 Auslese. Absurdly cheap at £7.

Diam. Faint nose of cumquat and blue flower petals. Acidity fairly pronounced, hint of nectarine, surprisingly dry for a spatlese - older style. Not much length. For the price (7 quid) a decent wine, but don't expect anything special. Wouldn't go out of my way to have again.