Freek Welter

9.3

Nothing beats a good Willi 🤪 — 4 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.1

Shy on the nose with some white peach, quince gelée, ripe lime. On the palate this opens up showing the beautiful contradiction of Riesling. This is rich yet tightly wound around a core of mineral acidity. Around this are layers of peach & lemon with a pinch of spicy herbs. Poised and with depth. A very, very nice one. — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Awesome. Super dense green apple. Jolly rancher. — 6 years ago

Freek Welter

9.5

From magnum! 😁 — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

Like if Willi Schaefer made a dry wine two decades ago. Fresh green apples. Green apple skin. Sweet lemon. Almost savory. Deep. Juicy. Aged Riesling nose. Rocky mineral finish. Bought from Fass Selections. — 7 years ago

John Kline

8.9

Crisp angular not that expressive. May need time — 8 years ago

Hugh O'Riordan

9.7

A delicious well balanced wine. A real bargain. Silky smith from beginning to end. Reminds me of Schaefer Hillside Select. — 9 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

This is a novel wine. It’s Red Muscat that is served chilled like a white wine. It is easily one of Italy’s most unique and greatest wines. It has the character of wines in other styles that cost thousands of dollars but because it’s such a freaky grape and made in a freaky style, (11.5% almost like a Kabinett Red Wine) it’s not that expensive. Still it’s great. Truly epic. Like a dessert at a 3 star Michelin that centers around some insane sauce. This is the vinous equivalent of that sauce. The nose is floral to a degree that using floral to describe any other wine is an insult to this wine. It’s minty and smells almost like an apothecary in God’s waiting room. It’s got roses. I mean in your face yet subtle and beautiful roses. There’s also fresh green shrubbery. Like walking into a freshly manicured British aristocrat’s family garden. There’s deep black cherry skins. It’s pungent and potent but also haunting and beautiful. The palate tho! They combo of fresh/sweet/ electric sweetness and a guided decadence. Perfect balance. Insanely pure. Willi Schaefer vibes here. Gorgeous sweet tannins and a deliciousness that is rare in this world. After air the nose has green and oolong tea aromas. Just a mesmerizing nose. Palate and nose are 50/50. This is not a perfect wine but it’s perfect for me. 9.7. — 5 years ago

David Shaw

8.9

61/27/12 Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre. 595 cases produced. Purple red, medium extracted, very good clarity edging toward inky. Spice, barnyard and black currant notes in nose. Blackberry and plum flavors. An hour later, a cool menthol plum-cherry note (Mourvèdre) emerges. Slight skin bitterness, not much astringency. Black pepper finish, aftertaste. Might benefit from 1 to 2 years additional aging. — 6 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.5

Lovely with foie grass. sweet with apricot and peaches — 7 years ago

Christy Fitzgerald

9.2

Blueberry and nectarine Pitts on the nose with underlying earth notes. Upon first sip.... packs a surprising punch. Full bodied without being overbearing or harsh, coats the tongue, smooth and long lasting on the finish. Nicely balanced with acidity and underlying French oak. Just shy of a tawny but still a wine. Defiantly worth checking out! Neal Schaefer you need to try this one! I think you would be pleasantly surprised! — 8 years ago

Jason Pesaro

9.2

Deep gold. Honeyed apple and snowblower on the nose. Rich mouthfeel of pears and peach, yet the finish was quite short. Still, ripe with elegant acid showcasing the vintage. Drink up. — 9 years ago

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Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.2

First you get the typical Schaefer-Froehlich reduction on the nose but with some time it blows off. A lot of mineral notes, wet stone, sourcrout, fresh sliced white peach, elegant fruit. On the palate the acidity kicks in. Needs another two years to fully come together. Great QPR. — 9 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.6

Nose is screaming eagle mosel green apple out of the gate. Wow. Just leaps into the nose. Super ripe green apple. willi Schaefer levels of concentration. Interlaced minerality. Wow. Just that crunchy mosel minerals. Almost minerals made from petrified rips green apples they’re almost sweet. Gorgeous nose. Wow. As it averages it’s awesome. Almost a mineral green apple flower.

Palate is mind boggling. Extra extra extra levels of dense concentrated green apple. Some Grapefruit pith. Intensely mineral. Very very dense for a mosel wine. Sick concentration. Some candied grapefruit. Tremendous bright acidity. Wakes the palate. A little salty. Almost savory. Massive minerality. Almost painful like an explosion of rocks. Very delicious.

Long finish. Like you sucked on a delicious rock and it powdered in your mouth. Stunning. Terrific dense green apple in the finish. Almost mineral spice. — 5 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.0

Surprisingly energetic and sharp for a Pfalz Riesling with steely, spicy lemons and a whiff of peach in the background. Great juiciness & purity, this has the drinkability if a clear mountain spring. Brilliant for sipping solo, but will hold its ground with light food. A cracker entry level wine & brilliant value! — 5 years ago

Gabriella Boros

9.7

Lovely rich rounded flavor. Heavy grainy and berry. A heavier Rhône. Absolutely irrefutable right from the bottle. 2014. Schaefer wine sale bought in 2018. — 7 years ago

Tourswede

9.0

Perfect Riesling!! — 7 years ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

9.0

reviewing Schaffer’s wines is a task of choosing superlatives even when the wine is a low end of his spectrum. — 7 years ago

Gabriella Boros

9.8

What an amazing wine. 2008 vintage which I bought at the Schaefer wine sale two years ago. First bottle was corked and trrribly moldy. Second bottle had a smooth and rich flavor straight from the first sip. Incredible body. Stank s are so mellow and round. An intense and special wine. Good fir Amy meal would be lovely with heavy meats. — 8 years ago

Sara Miettunen

9.5

Ihana hapokas ja voimakas riesling — 9 years ago