Chip Hughes

9.1

Maybe not the fireworks of a Dönnhoff or Schönleber, but a damn good glass of Nahe from a big, fatty vintage. Yellow cherries and ripe pineapple, buttressed by excellent structure and barely-there wet slate minerality. — 5 years ago

Josh Brown

9.2

A favorite of Sabrina's, found while tasting on a day out in the city. This was the first wine she's tasted different vintages on. The difference for the Montigny was stark. — 7 years ago

P S

9.2

Lemon lime mandarins orange. Great acidity — 8 years ago

Nathan Carlson

9.5

I am a sucker for aged Riesling. This one would have had years ahead of it still. Lovely. — 9 years ago

with Kat

Marshal White

9.3

Awesome. So vital. It's got a grip of density and feel on the palate, and intensity of flavor. Reasonably fresh and bright. Mineral. Compelling argument for the aging abilities of dry Riesling — 9 years ago

with Nathan

Dade Thieriot

10

Comparing this to the Emrich-Schönleber was like apples and oranges...a much darker, more forward wine with layers of complex flavors and loads of minerality...a sleeping giant! #ClemensBusch #2011 #Falkenlay #Riesling #grossegewächs
— 10 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

In any given year, we are spoiled many times over by the amazing treasures we are blessed to able to experience, but every now and then we open an older bottle that flattens us. This was one on them:
Deep amber, reddish hue with a mind-blowing aroma of apricot/caramel extract, aged apple blossom honey, baked nectarine and pineapple...intensely concentrated...supported by a fine core of bright acidity. As near perfection as any wine could ever hope to be...is there another grape varietal on earth that could yield such a wine at forty years of age from a half bottle??? #emrichschönleber
#Eiswein #frühlingsplätzchen #Riesling — 10 years ago

with Petra

Aaron Tan

9.8

The trifecta - 2004, Lay (coolest plot of Halenberg), and magnum! This is pinnacle level stuff. Took its time to open up, but when it did... Mind-altering! The nose was wonderfully complex right from the start. Evolved from smokey stone fruit aromas, to a tropical fruit basket with biscuit-like tones, to more salinity and fresh cut herbs, and finally to a mix of dried citrus with deep calcerous minerality and woody herbs. Crazy. Closed till the end of the bottle, but the balance was undeniable from the get-go. Perfectly integrated acidity, highly concentrated, juicy yellow stone fruits, deep minerality, and endless finish. As SC puts it, at its first peak now, but needs another 10 years to show its best. — 6 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Abundant spice, fruit and minerals... it’s all there. Great concentration, definition and persistence.
What an excellent dry Riesling! — 7 years ago

Martin Bergo

9.1

Pale golden-green color; even a quick whiff reveals ripe citrus, stone fruit, pineapple, and mineral along with my favorite new bike-tire rubber-smell; a large sip - nice round structure of acids and alcohol, mostly ripe stone fruit and a medium-intense but supple mouthwatering finish. — 9 years ago

David Lincoln

8.9

Should be the erbacher trocken. — 9 years ago

Wietske Rubow

10

Huge fruit! Lighter-bodied than one might expect of an #Auslese *** - elegant, balanced, stunning. #EmrichSchönleber just doesn't disappoint. #2003 #Frühlingsplätzchen #Riesling #Auction — 10 years ago

with Dade and Fritz

Jayson Noland

9.0

Nice but sweet — 10 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.8

Tasting this was like entering a massive cave through a narrow opening. It starts off light, almost like water, then when it all seems a little ungiving, it expands into a palate-coating monster of great depth, purity, and length. You just can't tell how deep the cave is, but know for certain that you've just stumbled upon one of the great wonders of the world, and in this case, riesling. Aptly bottled in magnums and double magnums only, because this is a wine for the ages and one for sharing.

I loved this at the VDP auctions nearly 9 months ago, and still love it now. I feel it's even more open than before, with the nose clearly showing more than my previous notes - stone fruits, chamomile, sage, aniseed, sea spray. Discounting KP's mind-bending 15' Pettenthal TBA and 17' Pettenthal GG, the 17' AdL is my wine-of-the-2018 VDP auctions, mainly because you can still afford to buy it's brilliance. If you find bottles, pounce on them! — 6 years ago

Luke Kenning

Sommelier/Wine Director Farallon Restaurant

9.2

I wanted to love it and in some ways i did but as good as it was my expectations were not met. — 8 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.2

2013 vintage. Pale golden hue. On the nose, medium plus concentration of bread dough, Apple sauce, chalky minerality, lime zest and grapefruit. Fairly rich and appealing. On the palate, off dry, high acidity, with slight sparkle in the mouth, medium body and full concentration. This wine is long and has a sour tart finish which I like - brings crispness to the finish. Lip smacking. Very enjoyable for a Riesling lover. — 9 years ago

JKT

9.0

Wonderful nose. Perfume ripe peach zesty but creamy. Sharp acid on palate with aged lemon taste. Petrol note. Medium finish. — 9 years ago

Bradley Brown

Owner/Winemaker Big Basin Vineyards

9.3

Liquid rocks, incredible purity, perfect for celebrating #harvest2015 — 10 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

Class in a glass! #SummerofRiesling! #EmrichSchönleber #Frühlingsplätzchen #Riesling #kabinett #1993 — 10 years ago

John Williams

9.5

One of my favorites, zesty and goes good with a variety of foods — 10 years ago