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

Adam Jaime

10

Unbelievable. Dried basil and red fruit with currant and tannins mid palate. Luxurious and rich. 187 cases made. — 7 years ago

Nniccolò Contenta

9.1

Chalky dried flower white peach — 8 years ago

Raun Kupiec

8.9

Classic abbey blond, lots of esters and balanced sweetness. Citrus, pineapple, yeast, bread... This is the 8 blond, not the special ones at the abbey. — 9 years ago

Sara Dempsey

9.0

im all about a mineral red. this nicely balanced juicy dark fruit with acidity and spice. pretty fantastic for the price. — 9 years ago

with Brandon

Daniela Ricci

9.5

Fruity mineral my crisp and perfect expression of gruner — 9 years ago

Scott Harney

9.1

Great weight. Surprising. — 10 years ago

Edouard Massih

10

Awesome Valentine's Day brunch wine — 10 years ago

Ryan Brazell

Rise Over Run

9.4

Weighty like an Alsatian PG. — 10 years ago

Anna Fang Hamm

10

Exotic and sweet. Perfect with the sea bream at per se — 12 years ago

Phil Kessling

9.4

Great Trappist ale. Silky, creamy head and so smooth. — 6 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2016 / good acidity — 6 years ago

Felix Schulte

9.0

Getrunken bei der Lufthansa. Sehr gut — 7 years ago

Evan Bienstock

9.2

Spell Van der Kamp 2012 with a couple racks of ribs. Can we go wrong...? — 8 years ago

Jon Fine

9.2

into this. great spice and structure, and drinking like a dream right now. — 9 years ago

Raul Puga

9.4

Greg LaFolette does it again. Damn if this isn't straight out of Burgundy! Delicious. Bright red fruit and acid and yummy — 9 years ago

Peter Zandbergen

9.3

Beautiful day for a Blonde — 10 years ago

Kristen Murphy Caldecutt

Community Manager SevenFifty

9.5

Light and pure Auslese from the Klizekleine Ring. Damn fine- citrus, peaches, blue slate. 2009. — 10 years ago

Doctor No

8.9

Maybe the first wine I ever bought to keep. With Tom and Patrick at the farm. Rich and unctuous with a touch of residual sugar and a warm, long finish. Picked at 33 brix (which is about average for anything RMP rates above 96, isn't it?) :) — 10 years ago

with Tom

Luca Pasquinelli

9.5

A great present to be enjoyed at home. — 11 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

Casper Hougaard

9.0

Aromathic and great taste — 7 years ago

Christian Fischer

9.1

Nice spice levels. Very pleasant to drink — 8 years ago

Peggy Hadley

9.2

Happy Valentines Day! — 8 years ago

with David, Tommy and 2 others

Ted

9.5

I get the coffee grounds @Todd Abrams. Fun to see that it still had some of the tropical fruit. Not often you get to taste something this old. Thanks for sharing. — 9 years ago

Kathryn Aronsohn

9.0

Grooooooner! I'm probably biased because I love the Austrian wine scene. And Sacher Torte. This wine is fruity and balanced. It's not amazing winemaking, but it's a liter of solid goodness. — 9 years ago

with Tommy

Mike Peterson

9.2

Really good but glad we drank it now. — 10 years ago

Matt Schwartz

9.0

Subtle but awesome — 10 years ago

with Kelsey

Jerry Jones

9.2

Wow so much acid and rs — 10 years ago

Nona Rose

9.0

Nona had this 11 years ago

with Stephanie