Karl Erbes Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese

Delicious. Sweet and balanced.

Nectarine on the nose. Slightly bitter fore palate followed by hints of sweetness. Good all round wine.

Weingut Karl Erbes (Brussels) : 11 months on the lees. I did not get it. Overwhelming nose of yeast, with just a faint peach behind. mouth is lovely, but I could not enjoy it.

The color was a light yellow with a nose of sweetness and yellow fruit, with ripe aromas. On the palate, the wine had a quite condensed feel to it. It tasted very ripe, older than a 2009 should taste. It had some apricots and vegetal notes, but I could not get over the fact that it might have been flawed. I did not detect a cork flaw, and if so, it was mild. But the wine tasted off. So I …

A bit flabby but still delicious. A nice version of Wurzgarten. Tighter on second taste, with more secondary notes, and more opened up. First taste must have been a bit of bottle funk. Yes, palate much better too -- more in tune and finely etched, sweet yes, but balanced, fresh and interesting stuff. Delightful.