Riesling Wachenheimer Belz trocken - 2018 - Villa Wolf / Loosen
Alcoholic content: 12.50 %
yr. 2013 Wine Enthusiast:
92 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2013 on 01.04.2021 with 92 of 100 points.
"It's still rare in the U.S. for consumers to have access to dry, well-aged Riesling, and the library-release bottlings from Villa Wolf are both well-priced and high in quality. This full-bodied, deeply concentrated example is showing its secondary characteristics beautifully now. Smoky and intensely earthen yet still fresh in lemon and lime, it's a stately, textural wine that should continue to develop well through 2030. Anna Lee C. Iijima"
yr. 2012 Wine Enthusiast:
93 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2012 on 01.08.2020 with 93 of 100 points.
"Crisp yellow plum and white peach aromas are still vibrant but etched by notes of spice and earth in this exciting library release. Dry and moderately full-bodied, it's a richly extracted, silken wine filigreed by steel and spine-tingling acidity. Gorgeous now but should continue to improve through 2025 and hold further still. Anna Lee C. Iijima"
yr. 2012 Falstaff:
91 of 100 Points.
"Falstaff" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2012 on 01.02.2014 with 91 of 100 points.
"Duftig: Zitronenmelisse und Zitronat, Rosmarinblu?te. Im Mund sehr balanciert, rund und mineralisch begleitet, feinnervige Eleganz auf weichem Hintergrund, unbeschwerlich trotz 13 %, nahezu moselartiger Stil."
yr. 2011 Wine Enthusiast:
86 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2011 on 01.01.2014 with 86 of 100 points.
"Hints of smoke and savory, dried herbs add an earthy shadow to this dry, full-bodied Riesling. It's refreshing and easy drinking, with abundant lemon and lime flavors."
yr. 2006 Wine Enthusiast:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2006 on 01.01.2009 with 89 of 100 points.
"At first, this Riesling looks sort of bland and troubled--the aromas are nondescript, the mouthfeel broad. But this wine really improves given time--the melon and peach fruit comes alive and crisp, citrusy notes assert themselves on the finish."
yr. 2005 Tom Cannavan:
88 of 100 Points.
"Tom Cannavan" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2005 on 01.01.2006 with 88 of 100 points.
"(2006) Monopole. A fair bit of ferment character here still, with solid fruit beneath, though little notes of clove and banana. Lots of racy lemon fruit. Bone dry and a touch austere at present, with some real minerality in the finish of this. Bone dry, but that minerality will make this very interesting once the fruit character comes through."
yr. 2003 Wine Enthusiast:
85 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2003 on 01.01.2005 with 85 of 100 points.
"Citrusy and leaner than most spätlesen in this vintage of unremitting heat, wih candied lime and green apple aromas and flavors, and a prickle of CO2 on the palate. Turns a bit metallic and hard on the finish. Imported by Loosen Bros. USA."
yr. 2002 Wine Enthusiast:
86 of 100 Points.
"Wine Enthusiast" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2002 on 01.01.2004 with 86 of 100 points.
"This is relatively rich and close to dry, with apple and stone fruit flavors complemented by floral aromas and a weighty finish."
yr. 2011 Decanter World Wine Awards:
86 of 100 Points.
"Decanter World Wine Awards" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2011 on 01.06.2017 with 86 of 100 points.
yr. 2012 Wine Spectator:
90 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2012 on 01.08.2014 with 90 of 100 points.
yr. 2005 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
92 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2005 on 01.12.2006 with 92 of 100 points.
yr. 2004 Wine Spectator:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2004 on 01.03.2006 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2002 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
91 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2002 on 01.12.2005 with 91 of 100 points.
yr. 2004 Wine & Spirits Magazine:
88 of 100 Points.
"Wine & Spirits Magazine" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2004 on 01.12.2005 with 88 of 100 points.
yr. 2003 Wine Spectator:
88 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2003 on 01.03.2005 with 88 of 100 points.
yr. 2002 Wine Spectator:
89 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2002 on 01.03.2004 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 1997 Wine Spectator:
88 of 100 Points.
"Wine Spectator" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 1997 on 01.02.1999 with 88 of 100 points.
yr. 2007 CellarTracker:
89 of 100 Points.
"CellarTracker" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2007 with 89 of 100 points.
yr. 2003 CellarTracker:
89 of 100 Points.
"CellarTracker" has rated the wine "Villa Wolf Wachenheimer Belz Riesling" from the vintage 2003 with 89 of 100 points.
