Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel

2011 spring auction in Kloster Eberbach (Eberbach Abbey) (Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau) : Noticeably developed nose, petroleum, slightly smoky, spicy with dried fruit. Much "older" nose than the 2001 Steinberger Spätlese Goldkapsel of the same flight. On the palate off-dry, noticeably spicy, some bitterness, dried fruit, rather good acidity. Fully mature, unlikely to improve. 87-88 p. I can't really consider this wine completely Schlossberg-typical. Schlossberg should yield wines with more elegance, mineral and acidity than this. It could be the vintage …