Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling

Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben

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90 /100
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2006 Other 90/100
Riesling
NV

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89.9
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Taster #1691 · Oct 13, 2023
This has developed in a very positive way. Ten or fifteen years ago it wasn't the most elegant Mosel, but by now its unusual richness, comparatively low acidity and 10% ABV (!) have melted into a rich, mature and fairly harmonious whole, accompanying an apple tart very convincingly.
2006 vintage
Taster #9317 · Feb 22, 2022
92/100
Bright rich gold Huge melange of smoke, stone fruit, petrol and honey aromas with similar profile on the palate with the addition of a bit of menthol in the finish. Lovely and fascinating. Spatlese+ sweetness with great balanced acidity. Really singing right now
2006 vintage
Taster #8027 · Jun 27, 2021
91/100
Apples pears spice honey. Really good acidity, length and rounded mouthfeel. Really lovely core of varietal Riesling. Unmistakable. Mosel Riesling is just witchcraft how they taste and age with such light dance of alcohol. The interplay of residual sugar, acid, alcohol and fruit.
2006 vintage
Taster #4133 · Mar 21, 2020
a bit too sweet
2006 vintage
Taster #0950 · Feb 16, 2020
Vivid golden yellow color. Intense, concentrated flavors of ripe stonefruit, coconut, lime peel and pineapple. Very sweet, almost auslese strength and somewhat overpowering for a main course food pairing.
2006 vintage
Taster #5416 · Jul 30, 2014
92/100
Peach, slate, pineapple, and nice combo of acidity and sweetness. Medium plus finish and drinking well now or hold for a few years.
2006 vintage
Taster #2971 · Jul 16, 2014
91/100
Medium gold in colour. Ripe stonefruit and tropical fruit in the nice nose, like mango and pineapple. A fairly ripe, rich sweet style as per the vintage (almost an auslese style), but not cloying. There's honeyed pineapple, ripe pears, apricots and a nice layered texture and finish on this medium-full bodied wine. The wine is just starting to come together, but will have lots of life left (A-).
2006 vintage
Taster #0950 · May 23, 2014
86/100
Disappointed: blowsy, obvious, chubby, imprecise.
2006 vintage
Taster #9602 · Oct 22, 2012
91/100
Couples dinner on a cold, breezy fall night. (Reno, NV) : Really, really nice right now… aromatically a very nice mix of lime, lemon, stones, petrol, a hint of stone fruit. On the palate very lemony, zippy acids… pushes the limits of medium sweet (45 g/l) for me but that acidity carries the RS so, so well… Great finish that is all about focus and clarity of expression. Great wine that beginning to end is spot on.
2006 vintage
Taster #1691 · Mar 30, 2012
This a very rich Spätlese with plenty of botrytis, 10 % alcohol and too little acidity in my opinion -- and probably the only Mosel Spätlese of my experience that I would choose as a foie gras wine. Would probably have been better as an Auslese. The nose is fine though, and it has improved with age.
2006 vintage
Taster #1963 · Dec 6, 2010
90/100
Delish.
2006 vintage
Taster #5416 · Jul 24, 2010
94/100
Nice dark golden color. Explodes with slate, peach, honey, golden delicious apples, and honey on nose. A thick wine with an intense taste of slate, honey, floral, peach, and pineapple. The finish on this wine is sweet but it quickly changes to a sour profile that is very satisfying.
2006 vintage
Taster #5498 · Jan 30, 2010
91/100
Similar to last bottle - apricots and tropical fruits with some white pear in there. Rich flavors, but light and clean in the mouth (no cloying at all). Hard not to like.
2006 vintage
Taster #1963 · Jan 24, 2010
90/100
Great with Malaysian food.
2006 vintage
Taster #5156 · Oct 31, 2009
89/100
Petrol, mineral, good balance of sweetness and acidity. Opened for a party; disappeared quickly.
2006 vintage
Taster #2721 · Sep 15, 2009
the bottle was not memorable, probably wasn't stored properly.
2006 vintage
Taster #5498 · Aug 6, 2009
Tropical fruits, apricots in particular. Sunny bright golden colored. Held up well in the fridge over many days. Enjoyed it, but I'm guessing it will get better with some more time.
2006 vintage
Taster #2721 · Jul 20, 2009
nice acidity, easy drinker with tropical deserts
2006 vintage
Taster #2721 · Jul 16, 2009
Light petrol, lots of mango, golden color, I'd buy it again, many times.
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Taster #3312 · Apr 11, 2009
87/100
Off-dry, bordering on the off rather than the dry. Floral nose with undertones of citrus and honey. Medium bodied but felt a little "heavy". No fizz at all. Little loose on the finish. Pleasant but I felt lacked a bit of balance - short on acidity, long on sweetness. Eminently drinkable on a summer evening, but lacks a bit of freshness that would suit a warm day.
2006 vintage
Taster #6910 · Feb 12, 2009
88/100
Drank at Lumiere – Earthy nose of petrol, funk and some underlying fruits. Off dry. Full body, medium acidity, medium finish. Tropical fruits flavours. Could use a tad more acidity. Very good.
2006 vintage
Taster #6097 · Jun 24, 2008
89/100
Light and floral nose, with nice flavors of honey, lime, and spice. Sweetness and acidity seem slightly out of balance--think this lacked the latter a bit. Overall, good wine.
2006 vintage
Taster #6180 · Dec 28, 2007
89/100
Popped and poured. A touch of frizzante. Pale straw in color. Nose of petrol and a touch of mineral. Fairly full and heavy mouthfeel with nice acidity and medium long finish.
2006 vintage
Taster #1867 · Jun 7, 2007
88/100
Germany 2006 Report - Terry Theise/Skurnik Tasting (aka the lightning); 6/7/2007-6/11/2007 (Tribecca) : again - its too heavy and just not enough life in it right now. its has all the potential and perhaps it needs time..but the next wine is where it starts to shine
2006 vintage