Koehler-Ruprecht, Kallstadter Annaberg Chardonnay Spatlese Trocken, Pfalz

A perfectly executed Spätlese Trocken. Nose of intoxicating orchard and tropical fruits and minerals, and a palate with restrained white and yellow stone fruit and perfect, yes perfect, acidity and minerality. This was paired with an American steakhouse-style dinner and a was splendid companion, actually complementing the flavors better than the claret served alongside. Outstanding.

Really expressive nose on opening though the palate needed an hour to open up, was quite flabby at first. After that is was really nice, round stone fruit, medium acidity, fairly full bodied. FWIW night 2 it was a bit disjointed with weird acidity and bitterness.

Every time I taste a wine from this producer, they climb up my list of greatest white wine makers. Light gold with a hint of green. The nose is multi-layered: mango, lime zest, cooked honey and hot rocks. Rich feel for Riesling. Deeply intense, lots of extract, maturing yet fresh. Will drink well for another 10 years. I like this. Great value. (93)

Recommended by local wine shop proprietor when asked for recommendation of something unexpected. Definitely did not know German chardonnay could be this enticing and exciting.

Best Chardonnay I've had in the last 3 years since a Roulot. Perfectly ripe but mineral and cut with minerals. Just a great feel and taste.

Angenehm ausgewogener, frischer Chardonnay. Sehr elegant und zur�ckhaltend. Toller Essensbegleiter

German Chablis? Yeah, I can see it. This is tart and crisp with laser-like focus. Tons of minerality and citrus fruit. Finishes with a lick of lemon meringue. Very cellar worthy.

Clean and clear with a medium intens lemon greene colour. Developing. On the nose its clean, medium intens with aromas of: passionfruit, peach, tropical fruits like mango and pinapple, lime, red mature apples, cocos and white fruits like lychee. Developing On the palate its high(but barely) aciddity, medium %, medium+ body and flavour intensity. Aromas alot like the nose with stonefruit, peach, mango, lime, very enjoyable mineral structure, greene apples. It seemed more ripe on the nose than the palate. …