Prinz von Hessen 1999 Winkeler Hasensprung Riesling Auslese 018 00 (Rheingau) – Creamy and well into its dark copper stage. In other words, much older than it probably should be, but not showing apparent damage as a result, only mature lusciousness and ambered sweetness. Completely spherical, without any sort of interior void. I admit to being surprised by this wine, and in a very pleasant way. (2/11)
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The Wine Mule
February 21, 2011"Completely spherical, without any sort of interior void."
…'kay…
I recall drinking a '99 Dr Bürklin-Wolf Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl Riesling Spätlese Trocken that produced a sensation rather like being inside a peach…so I guess it must have had an interior void…
Never mind.
thor iverson
February 21, 2011I often say to people that they should read my notes like Yes lyrics: listen to the sound of the pretty syllables, don't look too closely for meaning amongst the words. ;-)
In any case, what I actually meant was that there was no sort of midpalate hole or fall-off, as there can sometimes be as these wines get old. Obviously, this one isn't "old" by the usual standards of an auslese, but everything else about it tasted old, so I thought the interior fulsomeness was worth mention.