Pinotman /// Andreas

9.5

Frankly quite amazing. 12.5%. Tasted first at the winery in Durbach - Baden and then 2 days later a second bottle at a friends home. One of the best Rieslings money can buy. Mandarine, peach, hint bitter, orange blossoms - so long. Great minerality provided by the decomposed granite this area is known for. Traditionally made. This area is unique as Riesling is a unicorn in Baden which is dominated by Pinot. Obviously opened way to early but hard to resist. More big and round like the Pfalz Rieslings and not steely and sharp like the Mosel or Nahe. — 3 years ago

Rebecca Kirkpatrick

9.1

Tremendous flavour - melon, grapefruit, good summer wine — 6 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Man I love laible. Totally laible but has a hint of tropicality bc of the vintage. Maybe a bit more hedonistic and less cerebral than usual. Still has that acidity and minerality. What a terrific producer. Bought from fass selections. — 6 years ago

with Lyle

RM

9.3

Highly aromatic, apricot, full-bodied, medium alcohol. — 7 years ago

with Abiel

Anton G.

9.3

Almost orange pale color. Berries and some orange in the nose. Medium bubbles, not very dry and well-balanced. Great. — 8 years ago

with Alexey

jams jerfy

9.5

soft. floral. brilliant. — 9 years ago

with Aske and Christina

Marshal White

9.2

One day I'm going to qualify in my mind how Laibel is different than producers from other, more exalted Riesling regions. For now, the best I can do is to say that the Klingelberger is to a dry wine from the Wonnegau as a great and classic Chablis is to a wine from Puligny or Chassagne. It's really a quiet sort of excellence and a subtle beauty. — 9 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Nose is freshly pulverized minerals

Palate is elite clean minerals. Sick

Finish is long. Peach pit. Mineral. Crazy good.

Bought from fas selections. — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

A genius Klingelberger. What a nose. So floral. Flower shop levels. Little shop of insane dry Riesling. Gorgeous Mosel like fruit. Smells ripe and sweet but also bone dry. Green apples. Pear. Apricot. So vivid and detailed. Just wonderful. Lime blossom, sweet lime. Endless aromas. Fresh field level 10. But also rock quarry. Staggering young Klingelberger aromas. Palate is epic like a Norwegian Viking documentary epic. Dense, structured, deep man is this deep with just stunning purity and freshness. So vivid and so detailed. This is god level balance. So long. Never ends. The purity of this wine is just incredible. Amazing finesse and elegance and screamingly mineral and very very complex on the finish. This is a staggering young Klingelberger. 9.7. Yup. Just genius. Amazing concentration and depth. Really I can’t get over how good this is. — 5 years ago

with Matthew

Tara Marsh

9.4

1997 vintage. Very special. Fragrant on the nose - stewed fruit, dried herbs - a bit like a pot pouri. Smooth in the mouth, not too tanic. Excellent — 6 years ago

Matt Franco

9.3

Explosive, blazingly bright, aromatic fireworks. — 8 years ago

Michael Meyer

8.9

Breaktime from Xmas shopping with a refreshing lift from the Isarco Valley. Kerner is a personal favorite. With its lilting crisp acidity, white florals, honey, slate, and ripe green apple. Tiny bit of flabbiness which I'll chalk up to a bad vintage but makes up for it with a reasonably long finish. — 9 years ago

Eric Linderman

9.3

Green Muscat from Austria. This is the first time I've had this varietal. Very unique nose of soap stone. Really enjoyed this wine. Kudos to Dr Carney. — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

I love this wine. Superb florals. Lilacs, violets, roses, spice, melon, so unique and distinctive. Spiced apricots. So complex. Palate a ripe, citrusy and complex. So juicy and fresh and incredibly mineral with an engaging bitterness and savory quality on the finish. Lovely texture and especially intriguing and deep structure. Love this. Long and balanced, with awesome freshness. Exhibit A on how to get freshness from a low acid grape. Bravo! — 5 years ago

Josh Morgenthau

8.9

Lots of minerals on the nose. Petrol, some typical Riesling fruit and sweet perfume leading to an expectation of off dry. But it has a light body and is quite pleasantly dry and very lively. Sprightly. Medium finish. — 6 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

Really impressed with this for $20. Floral, aromatic nose. Certainly orange in the glass. Full bodied with a touch of tannin. Earth, and a distinct bergamot note. Great on its own but would be great with grilled chicken or prawns. — 6 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.0

Nose is intensely mineral. Floral. Lime blossoms, lemon zest, very focused. Round and juicy, tangerine, tangelo fruit, low acid. Huge fruit. — 6 years ago

Caryn Jones

9.3

Percy's birthday — 8 years ago

Rob Andersen

8.9

Evolving beautifully and at a great stage right now. — 9 years ago

Matthew Christ

9.0

Been crushing these 14s. No patience for cellaring. So tasty. — 9 years ago

with Lyle