Kuenhof
Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy
Eisacktaler
Sylvaner
2006
$24.99
13.5%
Somewhat dull, like a worn out gold ring, just starting to take on some amber tint, its overall flatness actually helps to fill out the rims. The nose comes up with toffee, honey, brown sugar dappled pie crust and spiced orange peels, rose petals and at times a bit of milkiness, the apricot, peach, pear, pineapple fruit alternates between fresh and reduced, overall very bottom heavy. Full-bodied, same general sluggishness here yet the acidity still working overtime to force things to move forward. This elevates the orange, white grapefruit citrus and adds more pineapple, nectarine to the thicker apricot, peach. Needed also as the coconut, butterscotch, pie dough stuff taking it up a notch too. Medicinal, witch hazel aspect as well. In many ways it drinks like a “dry dessert wine.”
87 points


Edited by Marc Hanes (04-24-2015 15:51:00)