Castell'sches Domanenamt, Casteller Schlossberg Silvaner Eiswein, Franken
Castell'sches Domanenamt · Franken › Germany
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Taster #5258
· Nov 24, 2017
96/100
1983 Fürstlich Castell'sches Domänenamt Casteller Schlossberg Silvaner Eiswein (Germany, Franken), FrankischeWeinprämeriung Würzburg Goldmedaille (Gold Medal). Alcohol 8.5 pabv, AP 44; $46/750 ml from Brentwood/Benchmark, before premium and shipping. Klaus Dillman Has a Heritage Auction sticker on the bottle. Wine Warehouse, Los Angeles. Thanksgiving weekend as we approach our wedding early December (9). These vineyards are a very special calcitic limestone-type soil which is a mixture of 'gipskeuper' and alabaster (I understand, having seen myself the huge alabaster carved jugs in …
1983 vintage
Taster #9652
· Feb 19, 2017
94/100
Family dinner. I refer to my detailed August '15 note from which this has barely deviated. Crystalline pear core with tons of smokey caramel and toffee apple etc. Perfection but bottle deviance a probability at this age - always have sub at hand! My last.
1983 vintage
Taster #9652
· Aug 9, 2015
94/100
So expected this (one of a pair of half bottles) to be shot that had a substitute lined up. The last two bottles (opened over ten years ago) had been badly off. Bocksbeutel opened 2.5hrs before consumption and recorked after testing. Colour; a golden ruddy brown (see picture) and an aroma of baked apple/pears and toffee. In the mouth immensely viscous, burnt caramel, intensely sweet but not honeyed with a core of pear drop fruit and pectic acidity that brings …
1983 vintage