Franz Xaver Pichler, Unendlich Riesling, Wachau

Medium to deep gold. Pear, apricot, citrus, honey, and some minerality. Medium bodied, medium plus acidity, ripe, mild sticky on the palate, with some sweetness in the back. Long finish. This wine has an Alsace-like mouth feel and brilliant texture, but I miss the concentration and energy from Mosel and Saar.

2007 vintage

Stone. Gravel. A Man, working under the sun. It’s 2007, late summer. He is harvesting the grapes. Painstakingly. Yet methodically. He know he hold gold on his hands. 18 years later. Honey. Chestnut. Dried apricots. A little fig. And the palate delivers a whoomph. Absolutely amazing. Best Riesling I’ve had in a long time.

2007 vintage

A few wines for Chinese New Year (Chicago, IL) : Now this, this is Austrian wine I can get behind. The nose is intoxicating, with a complex array of fruit -- the typical riesling apple of course, but also more exotic things like mangos and melons. On the palate, there's a phenolic/green herb thing that makes this distinct from Clos Ste. Hune or a German GG. The weight is definitely Keller-level, and there's a sweetness to the fruit that I …

2007 vintage

Some serious whites : Crumbly cork and a dark golden colour, for me way too advanced but others didn't mind it so much. Smelled like a sweet wine actually, rather flat on first pour but got better in the decanter. Very impressive depth but the fruit and acidity was rather muted. No oomph or magic to the wine but I think this was not a representative bottle.

2007 vintage

Tasting evening with Bas en Lennart (Thuis) : At 15 years just amazing, what a powerhouse and what a length and complexity! Deep golden in color sourced purely from the Loibenberg vineyard in Wachau. On the nose a bit of petrol, a bit medicinal, floral, tangerine, minerality, fennel, ripe pineapple. On the palate citrus, floral, ripe mango, apricot, ripe oranges. Extremely long finish (hence the name of course), it goes on for minutes. Full bodied with high acidity

2006 vintage

Das ist ganz großes Tennis, unendliche Länge trifft auf unendliche Eleganz, dabei fast filigran und trotzdem mächtig, einer der ganz großen Rieslinge dieser Erde, nach 14 Jahren voll auf dem Höhepunkt und noch lange nicht am Ende....

2006 vintage

10 years after Riesling tasting - 2010 (Restaurant Holz und Feuer, Kirchheim, Germany) : *** brief impression from tasting event, no detailed tasting note *** Glass: Gabriel Standard and Sophienwald Bordeaux Bottle opened at noon, double decanted. Drunk about 8-10h later. Clear, medium golden color. Nose with some band aid and stony mineral notes. Very lean, never fat or hot. Deep and lots of pressure. Very good acidity, lots of mineral notes, some band aid /medicinal notes in the background. …

2010 vintage

F.X. Pichler Riesling Unendlich full vertical (1998-2017) (Restaurant Waldhorn, Kirchheim, Germany) : Glass: Gabriel Standard Bottle opened ~36h before. Double decanted ~ 10h before drinking. Clear, medium golden color. Clean, medium+ intense, very deep and complex nose with lots of fine yellow fruit. Really beautiful. Wonderful texture and structure, lots of extract. Deep and dense. Bitter orange jam, ripe apricots, mineral core. High alc noticeable, but not disturbing. Very long and lingering. 94-95

2007 vintage

F.X. Pichler Riesling Unendlich full vertical (1998-2017) (Restaurant Waldhorn, Kirchheim, Germany) : Glass: Gabriel Standard Bottle opened ~36h before. Double decanted ~ 10h before drinking. Clear, deep golden color. Clean, medium+ intense nose with lots of anise, caraway seeds and herbs. On the palate ripe, lots of botrytis notes, anise, caraway seeds, lots of extract, dense. Very good length. This bottle seemed to me at its full peak. 92-93

2006 vintage

F.X. Pichler Riesling Unendlich full vertical (1998-2017) (Restaurant Waldhorn, Kirchheim, Germany) : Glass: Gabriel Standard Bottle opened ~36h before. Double decanted ~ 10h before drinking. Clear, deep golden color. Clean, deep nose, with a surprising ripeness. On the palate the leanest wine of this decade. Good acidity, alcohol well integrated. Very deep, lots of pressure, very long. Good potential for at least 5+ years. 92-93

2010 vintage

Tasting with some crazy geeks (@Private location, Solingen) : *** Brief notes for my own memory, no CT rating. Points expressed are only rough guidelines *** Bottle opened a day before. Classic, massive Wachau Style. Lots of extract. Ripe fruit, creamy, bold, lots of pressure. I like this style! 93

2007 vintage

Poured to me blind, happy to report that I correctly guessed variety, country, region, and producer - I don't mean to brag but that may only happen once for me! It's a style I'm very familiar with so I had a leg up. Brilliant yellow in the glass, slightly hazy. Immediately recognisable notes of Riesling: the classic terpenes, musk, citrus essence, white peach... a little tropical fruit here too, dried apricot note. Something stony and chalky in there too. Considerable …

2007 vintage

Quite a lot of saffron and honey on the nose. Full-bodied and powerful, with high intensity, firm acidity and warming alcohol in the long finish. Impressive or overdone, as you wish. Anyway fairly heavy to drink.

2010 vintage

- Yellow gold color.

2006 vintage

- Yellow gold color.

2007 vintage

Super ripe and minerally. Some diesel present on the nose.

2006 vintage

Rich lemon yellow. The style of this wine is designed for unruly strength, density and variety. 2006 was an extreme year in the Wachau with a very high degree of maturity. Nevertheless, the 06er 'Infinite' is not a monster. He has 15% alcohol, which is also noticeable, but with all the body, enamel and density, there is an opponent in the form of slight bitterness and an acid that has a hard time, but does their hard work properly. The …

2006 vintage

Riesling SWAG (Restaurant Vlet, Hometown, Hamburg) : As I told you before I am not a fan or an expert on austrian Riesling, on the nose easily aromas like a german BA, on the palate bonedry, enormously fullbodied, high Abv, I guess around 14- 15%, dried fruit, very long but overall not really my cup of Riesling!

2006 vintage

Quite fat and closed right now. This one needs a lot of air. Great body and structure, nicely integrated acidity. Honey, lime and marzipan on the palate, extra long finish. Very interesting to see how it will age.

2006 vintage

What a fat snail. Golden yellow. In the nose lots of exotic fruits, very ripe peaches and apricots, overripe apples and lots of spices. Add to that a strong mineral. Altogether a highly aromatic Riesling with a lot of body. Soft surface, very material and incredibly dense and thick. Behind that is a salty minerality and again lots of spices. The high alcohol disturbs something, especially when the wine gets warmer in the glass. Aromatic and alcoholic length.

2007 vintage

10 years after Riesling tasting - 2007 (@Home) : Glass: Riedel Sommelier Riesling Double decanted about 6h before serving. Clear, medium golden color with lots of tartaric acid. Clean, medium+ intense, developing and very interesting nose: English bitter orange jam, ripe apricots, herbs, spices and honey. In the background some slight mineral notes. Ripe German Riesling Auslesen usually smell like this 😊 Dry(ish) with lots of extract. Ripe, mild, medium acidity. Medium+ body, high alcohol (14,5% abv), balanced by the …

2007 vintage

"10 Years After" Riesling (Private Location) : I think, I'll never become a fan of F.X. Pichlers Unendlich. It's simply not my style. Very, very ripe aromatics of dried apricots, honey, overripe yellow stone fruit, asian spices and some smoke. The palate is even riper. Acidity is on a good level imo, but there is so much extract and sweetness which is killing the fine components for me. I could hardly finished my glass. The Quality is definitely there, but …

2007 vintage

Incredible, but in a somewhat awkward and pubescent place right now. Still tons of acidity, notes of honey/honeysuckle, more residual sugar than, say, loibner berg... but then there are these muted secondary saffron and coriander notes that are starting to come through in a not so subtle way that.. detract and distract! (??) from the wine. Light gold, much lighter than i expected for 11 years old. Long, lingering finish. Yum. Can't wait to come back to this in a …

2006 vintage

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2007 vintage

A powerhouse !!!L Kabooooooooom !!!!! Big and neverending finish . Seemed they had pressed an magnum in a regular bottle . Followed the wine over 4 h . Became softer with air. This has a lot of time left. Drink or hold. I will hold !! Like it

2006 vintage

10 years after Riesling tasting - 2006 (Villa Behr (Wendlingen, Germany)) : Decanted for about 3 hours. Clear, golden yellow color. Medium+ intense, wonderful developing nose with a beautiful bouquet of fine herbs, ripe yellow stone fruit, “Marille” (apricot). Really great! Dry (I would gess 3-8g/L), good acidity, lots of energy, pressure, extract, ripe fruit. Very expressive and opulent without being fat. Very long finish. It combines the elegance and pressure of the G-Max with the opulent notes of the …

2006 vintage

Complete Vertical Tasting of Kellers's G-Max (Cordobar Berlin) : Fullbodied, masculine, powerful, Exotic fruits as pineapple and melons,tooy oung, good acidity structure, missing the balance in this stage, needs 5 more years,94-95

2010 vintage

Regular dinner group (@ PZ) : Beautiful floral bouquet with ripe tropical fruits. On the palate peach, pepper, citrus, minerals etc. Full bodied, a touch of sweetness nicely balanced by beautiful acidity. A lush and opulent wine. Just Great!

2006 vintage

Loved this wine. Everything you want in a riesling. acidity, a little sweetness, balance, and huge length. Love this stuff...

2006 vintage

This is stunning. And 8 years old!

2006 vintage

Quite open, harmoniously sweet, youthful and pleasant nose with some honey, yellow peaches, rosewater. Slightly sweetish palate with nice minerality, impressive concentration and some complexity. A touch heavy perhaps. Very long. Grapefruit and very mineral aftertaste.

2006 vintage

"The day is the day": TK is turning 29.5 years old (Zurich) : Tasted blind: Ripe yellow. Sweet ripe fruits (Peach). Nice sweetness but quite fat. Good salty minerality accompanied by berries. This is much better than the 2003 GV in the glass next to it, but still not at the level of many of the (often more affordable) German Rieslings. Drink now - 2015.

2006 vintage

This is a truly spectacular wine. Almost like a dry Sauternes with some notes of botrytis and lots of saffron. Fantastic juice!

2010 vintage

Holy smokes this is a serious wine. Much more layered and dense than the other two riesling. I'd say conservatively this wine could use another decade. I gave it several hours of air but it was just beginning to open up. Massive massive wine. The mineral and pepper notes attack the palate and linger. The name serves this wine well.

2006 vintage

I was full of expectation for this bottle. A bit scared of how 14,5% Riesling would taste, as I prefer the lighter Mosel-styled Rieslings. On the nose it was not at all tropical, but very typcial mineral Wachau-Riesling with some floral elements. Some peach and tarragon, but the mineral and lime dominates. In the mouth very concentrated, but not too much. A very long finish, although perhaps too much alcohol. I am hesitant to rate the wine; it has a …

2007 vintage

Insane

2007 vintage

Expressive fruit laced nose. Complex, full bodied taste of peach, melon and orange peel perfectly structured with crisp acidity and minerality. Extended finish. Brilliant. My last 2007. Hope my 2008s are as good.......

2007 vintage

Smells like it's going to be a sweetish, more spatlese style wine, and tastes way drier than you'd figure from the scent but still has a texture slicker than you ordinarily get in a wine as dry as this. I was expecting a huge wine but this is way less intense than the M in every respect and more in line with normal ripeness levels. Doesn't taste like a super-cuvee, but it's lovely stuff.

2007 vintage

Not quite as mindblowing as the last two bottles but still stellar. Exotic aromas combined with rock dust and minerality. Energy and depth.

2007 vintage

Nearly perfect wine. White peach, minerals, light, floral, balanced.

2007 vintage

East Village Riesling Extravaganza (New York) : Unreal nose - how do you describe this? Incredibly expressive and aromatic with bright flavours of melon, pineapple, mango and lime infused with a massive rocky mineral character with notes of pine cones and orange peel emerging with more air. Immense and full bodied yet perfectly balanced and light on its feet with brilliant acidity and precision. Absurdly long finish with the mineral and fruit sensations lingering on in the back of the …

2007 vintage

Extraordinary wine. Slightly closed on day one. On day two it is stunning!

2006 vintage

East Village Riesling Extravaganza (New York) : This has an explosive nose showing incredibly ripe mango, pineapple and melon flavours over rocky minerals and a little perceptible alcohol. In the mouth this feels bigger and riper than the '07 Unendlich with massive fruit and mineral flavours that echo the nose, but without the same sense of balance and precision. Finishes long with a little glycerin sweetness and hints of honey on the back end.

2006 vintage

Brunch at Wallsé – An absolutely beautiful wine that is stunning every time. The 2007 is much more elegant than the 2006. Medium golden color that is lighter than the 2006. First impression – An immediate explosion of fresh juicy white peach! Interesting orange peel element that is in the background. Some quince appears to be hidden underneath and sure enough it surfaces with air. Also some grapefruit with sugar on the top. Not too much acidity but enough to …

2007 vintage

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