German Spatlese Rieslings

German Spatlese Rieslings – Episode #526

August 25, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk goes through 3 German Rieslings that have a little sugar in them, these sweeter Rieslings are not to be taken lightly!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Dr Karl Christoffel Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling SpatleseGerman Riesling
2006 Monchhof Urziger Wurzgarten Spatlese RieslingGerman Riesling
2006 Robert Weil Kiedricher Turmberg Spatlese RieslingGerman Riesling

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August 25, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Good Show!

Q-Had two German rieslings at a Thai restaurant on Saturday, a great combination.
August 25, 2008

EricB
German Riesling woo hoo! My favorite wines. Can’t wait to get some 07’s.
Last bottle: the absolutely amazing 2005 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Spätlese
August 25, 2008

Kelly Goff
Awesome wines! The last I had was also a German Reisling,however I cannot remember which style. I love the banter with your wine bottle.
August 25, 2008

TROC
Thanks for bringing out the quality of German Riesling’s. Yes, they’re sweet, a gorgeous sweet, balanced with so many other flavors, its like heaven. Monchoff was my last and it was memorable.
August 25, 2008

Greg
QOTD: 2007 Dr. Loosen Riesling
August 25, 2008

ScottS
Gary, Excellent show. German Rieslings is noble wine. Love the wines that express a petrol content. Also your facts today were on par. One of the best things about Riesling as a group is that they have a long aging potential.

Qotd: 2005 Von Hovel Kabinet. This is fantastic wine, If my memory is correct it was a 92 GV for $16 .It is still the best QPR I ever found including the 16 cases of wine I have bought from WL in the last 3 years.
August 25, 2008

Jay
QOTD: The last German bottle I enjoyed was a 2005 Hoffmann-Simon Riesling Kabinett Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Piesporter Goldtröpfchen. Fabulous gun-metal flintiness!
August 25, 2008

Anthony L.
Saw this episode on uStream live…very sweet episode
August 25, 2008

sharon
qotd: I don’t recall but after those reviews I’m running out and buying the first two Reislings even though I prefer reds…Hmmm apples and honey…yum.
August 25, 2008

e dog
QOTD: I never had a German wine. In terms of Riesling, I m stuck in my native France, I never thought of looking outside of Alsace for a riesling.

Great show ! I always learn something when I watch WLTV, it s fantastic!

I have to check out some German wines soon… move out of the wines i am familiar with…
August 25, 2008

J Vogel
Had two in one night actually, last Saturday. Siener’s (Pfalz) 2007 Kastanienbusch ‘Taschberg’ Trocken. This wine, at 14 Euro (if I recall correctly), puts most 30 or 40 Euro Grosses Gewaechs wines to shame. And it’s exceedingly drinkable, both at that price point and at it’s 12,5% alc/vol. Absolutely stunning and fresh and incredibly complex (organic viticulture, 100% spontaneous fermentation). Also finished Van Volxem’s 2006 Kanzemer Altenberg Alte Reben, a dense Grand Cru beauty in a feinherb (halbtrocken/half-dry) style, coming in at 11,5% alc/vol. But at 30 Euro/bottle, a PAZZZZZ fer shizzle. I’ll take Grand Cru wines from Grand Cru-minded producers at CostCo prices every time. Period. LOVE YOUR FAM!
August 25, 2008

Dr. Mike
QOTD: Did a tall bottle tasting this weekend, had atleast 6 German rieslings, but the alsace and austrian rieslings stole the show.
August 25, 2008

Kevin Worthington
2001 J & HA Strub Spatlese Reisling
Hard to find, but really crisp and sweet…
August 25, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Dr Tanisch Spåtlese 2005 tonight with dinner of scallops and mango stir fry.
August 25, 2008

Robin C
QOTD: Haven’t had a riesling for awhile, but liked Fischer Ockfener Bockstein Kabinett 2005 very much – it was not sweet. Also liked Dr. Loosen Riesling Kabinett Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Bernkasteler Lay 2002. I look for the Kabinetts because they’re the least sweet (I use the acronym ASK to help me remember which is least sweet: A(auslese) S(spatlese) K(kabinett). Thanks for defining trocken, but it’s still confusing because trockenbeerenauslese is very sweet.
Somebody has to help the German wineries abbreviate the names of their wines a little for the American market. When Ernst Loosen got together with Chateau Ste. Michelle he called the wine Eroica. I think it’s pretty popular.
August 25, 2008

Matt W
QOTD: I have yet to have a German wine but I have a Riesling in the basement that I will drink before the cold weather hits.
August 25, 2008

Omallley
Excellent! Love Riesling! Love it. Especially from cooler climates. One of these days you will have to try some from British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia…perhaps I’ll figure out a way to ship across the border…Hmmm

QOTD: 2006 Dr. Loosen QBA – excellent value and very refreshing dry Riesling with a little frizante action.
August 25, 2008

gotsha
QOTD…Caveat Emptor story follows….I used to live on the Mosel and helped with the grape harvest a couple times (Go US Air Force/Beat Navy). I was in a Chicago wine store last month and was excited to see a German wine from a vineyard that I could literally see from the balcony of my old apartment (Weingut Batterieberg). I got so excited that I bought six bottles and popped one open that evening. After tasting, I looked at the label on the back of the green bottle and noticed the word “Rheingau.” I know enough about German wines to become a tad upset. Not only was the wine NOT from the Batterieburg vineyard, it wasn’t even from the Mosel. I called the importer the next day and they apologized. I was told 2006 was a bad year on the Mosel, and the winery/weingut had to source the grapes from elsewhere. I guess the harvest was so bad that they had to hide the word Rheingau on the back label.
August 25, 2008

barrelmonkey
QOTD: A dry german riesling that didn’t bring the thunder.

I’ve been hating on the sugar for too long… and ready to try some spatlese Halbtrocken!
August 25, 2008

Von P
Rieslings rock and I’ve said that always. I’ve got my wife really appreciating “good” rieslings now!
Hey, GV what’s with that little rant with yourself…I kinda liked it!
August 25, 2008

Herm
Great show…..I really enjoy Rieslings…..Schlab Kapelle Spatlese, not expensive but very good…..
August 25, 2008

Phil G
Love German wines a lot. Nice show…

QOTD – Had some spatlase at a Thai restaurant a few weeks ago – don’t remember the name since we ordered from the wine list.
August 25, 2008

Shawn_944
Excellent Show Gary! Did not know the German terms as you said at the end there about Dry Sugar and More Sugar, so I did text myself so I am ready for the next time I am in the Wine Shop.

QOTD: Dr. Zenzen’s Vino Noire Dornfelder, Rheinhessen…. not very exciting for me only 81 in my books
August 25, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: Love love love German Rieslings. The last one was probably a 2002 Darting Spatlese.
August 25, 2008

Mike S.
Wtg Gary! Almost nailed the pronunciation – try “shpayt-layza” and you’ve got it. Great show – expanding the palate for sure.

QOTD – it was a spatlese: 2006 Meulenhof Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese. Petrol, acidity, apricots, peaches, lemons and limes – gave it 90 pts on CT.

Btw, the Mönchhof Robert Eymael Riesling Estate is a big hit with my CKC: widely available, under 15 bones, just a little off dry, and a total flavor bomb (petrol, yellow fruit, lemonade, orange juice). Incredible QPR.