Hofgut Falkenstein, Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spatlese Feinherb other_regions_australia this is an outstanding Chateauneuf

this is an outstanding Chateauneuf du Pape and certainly a fine value

Like many of the wines in the range though this is very clearly built-to-age and isn’t a wine that is likely to drink especially well before at least its 10th birthday

menthol and tobacco leaf

I had high hopes that the 2003 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes would score in the low to mid-90s out of bottle

has a great mid-palate

Hofgut Falkenstein, Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spatlese Feinherb other_regions_australia this is an outstanding ChateauneufSourced from ungrafted vines in the Onkel Peter parcel of the Auf Httkopp place name (lieu dit), the 2018 Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Sptlese feinherb (AP 04) is deep, fine, complex and terribly mineral on the ripe and concentrated nose. Lush and dense on the palate, with cumquat and peach skin flavors, this is a round and complex, beautifully balanced and lingering Riesling with a lush, aromatic, super precise and grippy finish. This is