2010 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (7/14/2019)
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Evocative note. Thanks David!
My wife’s word-for-word note: “That doesn’t suck!”
Drunk in june 2018 with my friend David Rayer, who edits “Mosel Fine Wines” :
Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese 1990 (AP 8/91) : 17/20
Really excellent (and your description also perfectly fits).
Best TN I’ve read this year!
Your wife’s is also succinctly excellent.
She doesn’t mince words.
+1
I like the 1-6 rating scale, simple and direct… but then all I care about are scores.
Cinnamon? Rest is killer.
The spice of the Wurzgarten.
I love the spice in a quality Riesling. I usually taste ginger or sometimes gingersnap, but cinnamon would be very welcome (although maybe the my “gingersnap” is ginger/cinnamon).
I have a couple of untasted 01’s. I always struggle with when to open Auslese and what to pair it with.
2001 Merkelbach wines are getting into a very nice spot.
I usually have success pairing Auslesen with parmesan, goat/Humboldt Fog, and/or bleu cheese, depending on how sweet it is.
I agree however, that I have a problem with knowing when to open them or being able to wait for them to mature. I’ve especially been having a problem with transferring the 2015 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Auslese to the cellar because I find them so amazing right now.
So, a cheese platter is good. Salt and sugar. Ok.
I have heard Mexican Mole is good too. A local restaurant has excellent Mole so I will give it a try.
Also have a very sentimental bottle of 01 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Auslese given to me by the late, great John Dawson. That will be a special day when it is opened.