Tried these four over the last week:
1. Weingut eder Riesling Q smaragd Wachau (13.0%; www.Beim-eder.At) Mautern 2013: Med.gold color; very strong R/floral/pineapple/mango quite fragrant slight pungent/valve oil beautiful R nose; quite tart/tangy/bit lean very strong floral/R/pineapple/mango light Mosel valve oil/gout de petrol slight chalky/mineral/stony somewhat spicy fairly lush flavor; very long/lingering strong pineapple/R/mango/floral/loads of R fruit very light Mosel valve oil quite attractive finish; a very attractive Wachau R that should age for 4-8 yrs at a great price. $22.50 (BWS)
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2. Bechtold Riesling Sussenberg Alsace Terroir AC: Alsace (12%) Kircheim 2013: Med.gold color; very strong R/minerally/stony light R/pineapple/mango bit subtle quite attractive classic Alsace R nose; very tart/tangy/acid bit steely/metallic light pineapple/R/mango/floral some minerally/chalkyrather austere/old-timey flavor; very long quite stony/mineral/chalky light R/floral/pineapple quite tart/acid/tangy/metallic finish; a very old-timey/pre-Z-H/classic Alsace R that will be killer in 8-10 yrs at a very fair price. $28.00 (KK)
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3. Wieninger Riesling ViennaHills Wiener Wein (13.5%; Winebow; Trocken) Weingut Wieninger/Wien 2015: Lightgold color; very fragrant R/floral/spicy/pineapple/mango slight earthy/chalky light Mosel valve oil slight herbal/grassy lovely nose; very tart/tangy steely/metallic very strong floral/R/mango/slight pineapple bit orangey/citric/lemony some stony/chalky/mineral very bracing/zippy/vibrant flavor; very long/lingering tart/bracing/tangy strong R/floral/mango/pineapple bit Mosel valve oil/gout de petrol/pungent some stony/mineral/chalky bit complex finish; a beautiful/classic Wien R; will go another 3-8 yrs; great price at $24.00 (AV)
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4. Alfred Merkelbach Urziger Wurzgarten R Auslese (7.5%; GA; A.P.Nr.2 602 055 011 17; #11; TerryTheiseSlctn) Urzig 2016: Lots of small bubbles line the sides of the glass, dissolved CO2; med.yellow color; strong pineapple/R/mango/bit floral light steely/chalky/Mosel valve oil rather attractive if a bit simple nose; fairly tart no spritz strong pineapple/mango/R/floral/bit spicy slight steely/flinty/chalky fairly sweet (2%-3% r.s.?) very slight Mosel valve oil flavor; very long strong R fruity/pineapple/mango/floral fairly sweet light steely/flinty/Mosel valve oil finish; a somewhat pleasant young Auslese that will surely get better but rather simple right now; no evidence of dissolved CO2 on the palate and no botrytis. $31.00 (KK)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. We'd tasted the eder GV from BalancedWineSlctns several weeks ago and thought it a nice GV, but just that. So I ordered the R to try. This was a much more impressive wine. One of BWS better producers.
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2. Bechtold: This was a new producer for me to try. I was impressed. A very old-timey Alsace R like most were made in the pre-Z-H days. Back then, my rule of thumb for buying Alsace R was the more painful it was to drink from a teeth-chattering acidity, the more likely it would be to develop into a great R with time. This Bechtold is just one such R.
Tom