I was buying dry German Riesling before anybody cared about dry German Riesling. 
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Meh, I was living near the Mosel drinking it long before that vintage was even thought about even though it’s the Rheingau. Wi is where we call home now though.
Me too (first Trocken buys were in the 1990s), but it was still a slog to sell them in the USA.
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Popped this to celebrate a great Preview Day.
My I love Kilburg! Hay, peaches, stone fruit, dried oregano aroma. Similar on the palate, maybe some pear, but almost veers into this really awesome sour creamy torched-peaches and cream tart territory. Minerality. A sour pucker that hits mid-palate and tickles the tongue. The finish lingers with a bit of body that you don’t notice at first because of the lean acidity.
Served at 55 and that body really starts to emerge as it warms up. Still delicious, but I like it most sub 60.
(served with gooey white cheddar mac n cheese… a great pairing!)
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In a Fontaine, no less. Nice touch I have a few of these but haven’t popped one yet. High hopes and the pricing is excellent.
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Bet that wine isn’t actually dry - given the vintage, producer and that there is no “trocken” on the front label.
I wrote and posted a note. I suspect high end of Trocken.
I need to try that pairing!
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2007 Muller-Catoir ‘Breumel In Den Mauern’ TBA. Sublime with a spine of acidity that held all the sugar together.
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At a gathering with colleagues and quite pleased to see them offering 2023 AJ Adam Dhron Hofberg Riesling Kabinett. Needed a bit of air to get going but then was such slatey refreshing goodness. In comparison, the 2023 Picq Chablis seemed round and ponderous. Of course the Picq wasn’t bad, but just not what I seek when Chablis is on the label.
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The East Bay Riesling Squad met tonight and devoured many birds worth of Korean fried chicken and lots of Riesling. Looking forward to our meet ups next week!
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I really need to meet up with this squad!
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Yeah. I missed that yours was dry. Going too fast. There are some dry Mosel Rieslings I like— not all, agreed. And I wouldn’t compare most dry Mosel, the ones grown on Mosel slate as opposed to the few on limestone or other base, to the Nahe or Rheinhessen or Pfalz dry wines. Anyway as always it’s producer by producer.
I keep a more open mind about Mosel dry wines than I used to, after a chat/debate a few years ago with Jean Fisch where he urged that the “new”-then focus on dry Mosel Riesling merited attention. I used to just avoid the Mosel dry wines while looking to other German areas.
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You would be our guest of honor! 
Absolutely - you are always welcome. Anyone else in Rieslingland is welcome too!
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Auction purchase. It is drinking extremely well now. The noticeable RS is perfectly integrated. If I have to find something to be critical about, then I would have liked a bit more acidity. But overall it is a great wine.
Matched really well with a vegetarian, mushroom based, ramen.
How in the world noone outbid me at 43€ is insane. But happy me 
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had a hell of a tasting, may have gotten a couple vintages wrong but that’s fine:
2011 August Kesseler Berg Schlossberg Beerenauslese
2017 Eva Fricke Schlossberg Spatlese
Diel Pittermannchen Spatlese
2005 Diel Dorsheimer Goldloch Spatlese
2010 Le Macchiole Paleo - palate unrefresher
2018 Weingut Kunstler Hochheimer Holle Riesling Grosses Gewachs
2004 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Auslese
2004 Donnhoff Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese
2020 Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spatlese
2019 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese
2021 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett
2020 Fritz Haag Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese
2013 Schloss Lieser Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese
2022 Trisaetum Ribbon Ridge Riesling
2020 Egon Muller ‘Le Gallais’ Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Kabinett
2019 Schloss Johannisberg Gelblack Riesling Feinherb
2018 Schloss Johannisberg Gelblack Riesling Feinherb
2018 Von Winning Ungeheuer GG
2020 Von Winning Ungeheuer GG
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Thanks for posting this. The only wines I found at all disappointing were the Schloss Johannisbergs, which weren’t bad but lacked dimension compared to the other wines. I also didn’t love the Paleo in this context, I think you described it well. Given the minimal advance planning, we had a lot of interesting comparisons. And the best part of drinking a lot of Pradikat Rieslings is how you feel at the end. It’s very different drinking 7% - 9% wines than 13% - 15% wines.
I was partial to the Willi Schaefers and Egon, they just precision and great balance.
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