Surprisingly elegant and bright in considering the richness of Wilhelm Haag s material and considering how the 99 vintage is panning out, an elegant play of fruit, acids and stone. This exhibits the polish one has come to expect from Wilhelm Haag s wines. Scored 1 star in International Wine Cellar, Issue 94. GKA - The glass explodes with aromas of passion fruit, pineapple, honeysuckle, and iris. The palate is very smooth, creamy, polished, glycerol and opulently redolent of tropical fruits.
Sweetness is held in check by sheer extract and pleasantly nippy phenolics rather than by acidity.
A fine, long finish displays honey, pineapple, passion fruit, marzipan and lingonberry. International Wine Cellar, Issue 94. Reinhold Haart Estate Riesling - Ripe apple and apple blossom aromas. In the mouth, a pleasant bite of apple pit bitterness and iodine mineral note add interest. The finish is slatey, with well-balanced sweetness.