WTN: 2001 Dr. Fischer Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Spatlese

Saar
A.P. Nr. 3542013-6-02
Imported by Winesellers Ltd., Skokie, IL
8% alcohol
Spun-gold color; transparent. On the nose--petrol and is it peach or citrus? maybe somewhere in between. Has a rounded texture on the palate with some residual sugar to lend a sweet touch. I'm getting lemon sorbet or lemon ice more than peaches. Good, but not spectacular. Not up to the Dr. Fischer Ockfener Bockstein Spatlese wines I remember from the 80's.

JC,
I also was a huge fan of Dr. Fischer's wines back in the 80's. While in the restaurant buisness his wines were standard on every wine list I wrote. I tasted wonderful 71's 75's & 76's and a lot of early 80's vintages from Kabinett to Auslese. Then they just dropped out of sight on the west coast and I could not get them anymore. Just this year I found them online from the east coast online shop. I always loved the Kabinett, I bought a couple of 2004 Kabinetts, but these were not the powerful racy wines I remember also. I have read on the threads some feel that Dr. Fischer has fallen out of favor, while Dr.Wagner, Zilliken and others have stepped up the game.

Michael

[David M. Bueker]

Dr. Fischer has allowed time to pass them by. Their quality has actually remained rather stable, but the whole world of German wine has raced by in a qualitative revolution.