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$174.95
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FWR 99
Germany
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99 points Fine Wine Review: "The Oberhäuser Brücke Eiswein was harvested on 17 January 2012 -- a relatively rare Eiswein in this vintage. Helmut was in Singapore on that day and his son, Cornelius was in Canada. As a result, they had to give instructions for picking over the telephone and a not insignificant cost. But the resulting wine is nothing short of glorious. The wine is crystalline in the nose with pure, light, crystalline essence-of-Riesling flavors on the palate and great length. (Issue #138; 2013)"
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$295.00
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Germany
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List $400.00
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Wine Spectator: "[$200/375ml list] Deeply colored, this tastes like baked apples, caramel and spice, in a concentrated, lively frame. It's compact and tangy, with a moderate finish. Drink now through 2010. (2003)"
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$94.95
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WS 93
Germany
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List $144.00
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93 points Wine Spectator: "A luscious BA, nectarlike yet well-balanced by tangy acidity, setting the stage for clean, pure flavors of apricot and honey. Lovely finish, too. Drink now through 2009. 40 cases made."
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$94.95
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FWR 96
Germany
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96 points Fine Wine Review: "Last, the Geisenheimer Rothenberg Eiswein is a classic Eiswein -- sweet, deep, intense, and exceedingly pure -- essence of Riesling. (Issue #135/136; 2012)"
Terry Theise: "(bona-fide dessert wine) Picked the day after Christmas. This is among the greatest Eisweins I’ve ever tasted. A parfait of wild strawberries and peonies. Evokes memories that aren’t even yours. Something singular and sublime here, as ethereal as meringue, as solid as a loving dream... What I’m feeling tasting this little miracle are the presences of the sublime, and of divinity... Great botrytis wines are more wolfish, more salivary; there is savor in them. Great Eiswein are like an ether of existence in which a hidden sublimity is revealed. Great Eiswein is also in some way absolutely still. It’s like the curve in the road you can’t see beyond, or like the instant between inhale and exhale, calm and yet suspenseful."
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$99.95
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Germany
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List $180.00
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Intense, sweet fruit marries with wonderful acidity and balance. Enormous length.
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$69.95
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IWC 93
Germany
In stock,
6
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List $135.00
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93 points Joel B. Payne (International Wine Cellar): "[$135/375ml list] Lemon oil, brioche and candied pineapple are complemented by floral aromas. At once creamy and delicate, with the precision and vibrant acidity I expect from an eiswein. Fine length. (Jan/Feb 2006)"
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$99.95
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WS 90
Germany
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90 points Wine Spectator: "A good example of the variety, with ripe fruit, mineral and blanched almond aromas and flavors. Medium- to full-bodied, very sweet and fresh on the finish. Best after 1998. 30 cases made."
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$395.00
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Germany
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$129.95
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Germany
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Winegrowing at the Langwerth von Simmern estate predates the arrival of Columbus in the New World by a generation, so they've had time to get things right, which they did in the '99 vintage, particularly at the dessert wine level. Deepening in color somewhat at this point, the Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen B.A. displays fabulous concentration. The botrytised nose is redolent of peach, or apricot, nectar, honey, and tangerine. On the palate it is plump, custardy-rich, yet with surprising acidity for a wine from these rich, loamy soils.
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$69.95
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WS 90
Germany
In stock,
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List $99.00
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90 points Wine Spectator: "[$99/375ml list] An ethereal, intensely sweet white, sporting jellied citrus, apricot and vanilla flavors. This is graceful and recedes slowly on the long finish. Fine purity. Drink now through 2030. 200 cases made. (2009)"
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$106.50
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WS 96
Germany
In stock,
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List $245.00
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96 points Wine Spectator: "[$245 list] Like a tropical fruit marmalade, this is thick and flavorful and kept lively by moderate acidity. Dominated by the sweetness today, it needs time to show a full range of flavors. Best from 2008 through 2030. 3 cases imported."
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$99.95
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IWC 95
WS 95
Germany
In stock,
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List $281.00
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95 points Joel Payne (International Wine Cellar): "[$281/375ml list] Musky aromas of peach, butterscotch and cinnamon rise above the botrytis. Full-bodied caramelized fruits overwhelm the palate, only just balanced by the oyster shell salinity. Succulent sweet flavors pervade the finish. This wine still needs time. (Jan/Feb 2006)"
95 points Wine Spectator: "A silky-smooth dessert white, evoking apricot, honey, lemon and spice aromas and flavors. It's concentrated and lively, with fine intensity on a light-bodied profile. It still needs time to reveal all its charms. Drink now through 2040. 25 cases imported. (4/30/06)"
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$139.95
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IWC 93
Germany
In stock, 12+ available
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List $393.00
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93 points Joel Payne (International Wine Cellar): "[$393 list] High-toned aromas of pear drop, quince and mint. An incredibly dense nectar of sweet pineapple and lime fruits with rapier-like acidity. The intense, salty minerality soars on the finish. Offers outstanding potential, but this may not reach its peach for 20 years."
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$29.95
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WS 94
WA 91
Germany
In stock, 12+ available
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List $50.00
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94 points Wine Spectator: "Juicy and very pure-tasting, with luscious flavors of stone fruits, mineral and spice. There's fine creaminess as well, with some floral notes. The graceful finish features dried mango and honey. Drink now through 2040. 50 cases made. (3/31/12)"
91 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "[$50 list] Bert Selbach’s 2010 Erdener Pralat Riesling Auslese delivers a site-typical amalgam of sassafras extract, lime-aid and candied grapefruit rind on a sleek, subtly oily, and creamy yet persistently refreshing palate. There are stony and mouthwateringly saline nuances here such as one too seldom encounters at this level of ripeness and botrytization, much less from this particular site. Any of the 690 bottles of this should bid fair to perform well over the next 25 years. (Feb 2012)"
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