2018 Riesling GraacherDomprobst Spätlese 'No.5' 0,75 l Schaefer
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As usual, the Schaefers have bottled as their A.P. #5 a Spätlese richer and more conspicuously ripe than its A.P. #10 counterpart. And in this instance, it also delivers an earthiness along with its wet stone aspect that is highly site-typical. Baked apple, marzipan, lily-of-the-valley and a hint of caramel on the nose strikingly signal the advanced ripeness vis-à-vis A.P. #10. The palate impression is slick and honeyed, adding hints of white raisin to an already rich mix. The finish is not as mouthwatering, refreshing or transparent as that of several other Schaefer 2018s, but the aforementioned mineral elements are present as a sort of suffusion, and although sweetness is prominent, it is appropriate to the wine’s ripeness of fruit and confectionary cast.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
David Schildknecht, Vinous
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This smells a little more reductive than the Domprobst Nr 10 Spätlese just tasted, more smoky/savoury but on the palate, there's more intense apricot so that it tastes sweeter than the Nr 10 and a little simpler, not quite as intense on the mid palate, with the fruit more to the fore when you taste it. Fresh and balanced and needing time to get beyond fruit. (JH)