Schaefer, Weingut Willi
Mosel Saar Ruwer, Germany
Graacher
Himmelreich
Grosses Gewachs Trocken AP #12
Riesling
2011
$58.99
12.0%
Greenish straw gold hue, more solid than shiny, manages decent consistency through the rims. The nose comes off as bound up, smoky and stony yet with no real touch of rubber or diesel, lemon with some supporting lime, the peach, apricot, kumquat fruit jabs infrequently, lacks solid follow-through. Full-bodied, layered with a tenacious acidic bite that wrestles against the weight. An initial dollop of fresh cream then here you get rubber and campfire smoke. As in the nose does not unclench much, even with air time. Cherry, apple, apricot to peach fruit, more pineapple with repeated sips. More about power than elegance, not sure it will ever gain society manners.
88 points